Leonardo da Vinci: Every action needs to be prompted by a motive. To know and to will are two operations of the human mind. Discerning, jud

Every action needs to be prompted by a motive. To know and to will are two opera — Leonardo da Vinci

Every action needs to be prompted by a motive. To know and to will are two operations of the human mind. Discerning, judging, deliberating are acts of the human mind.

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