The spirit desires to remain with its body, because, without the organ…

Leonardo da Vinci
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The spirit desires to remain with its body, because, without the organic instruments of that body, it can neither act, nor feel anything. ✨ Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, p.440, GENERAL PRESS
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The spirit desires to remain with its body, because, without the organic instruments of that body, it can neither act, nor feel anything. ✨ Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, p.440, GENERAL PRESS

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