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It is ill to praise, and worse to blame, the thing which you do not understand.

It is ill to praise, and worse to blame, the thing which you do not understand.

Leonardo da Vinci
Understanding, Blame, Praise
Leonardo da Vinci (2013). “Life, art and science, the thoughts of Leonardo”, p.67, Lulu.com

Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.

Leonardo da Vinci
Noble, Truth Is, Praise
Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”, p.442, GENERAL PRESS

Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition.

Leonardo da Vinci
Culture, Causes, Praise
Leonardo da Vinci (2008). “Notebooks”, p.264, OUP Oxford

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