Leonardo da Vinci: Just as eating against one’s will is injurious to health, so studying without a liking for it spoils the memory, and it

Just as eating against one’s will is injurious to health, so studying without a — Leonardo da Vinci

Just as eating against one’s will is injurious to health, so studying without a liking for it spoils the memory, and it retains nothing it takes in.

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