Every action done by nature is done in the shortest way. ✨ Leonardo Da…

Leonardo da Vinci
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Every action done by nature is done in the shortest way. ✨ Leonardo Da Vinci (1938). The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
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Every action done by nature is done in the shortest way. ✨ Leonardo Da Vinci (1938). The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci

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