Leonardo da Vinci: The cock does not crow till it has thrice flapped its wings; the parrot in moving among boughs never puts its feet excep

The cock does not crow till it has thrice flapped its wings; the parrot in movin — Leonardo da Vinci

The cock does not crow till it has thrice flapped its wings; the parrot in moving among boughs never puts its feet excepting where it has first put its beak. Vows are not made till Hope is dead.

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