The lover is moved by the beloved object as the senses are by sensual …

Leonardo da Vinci
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The lover is moved by the beloved object as the senses are by sensual objects; and they unite and become one and the same thing. The work is the first thing born of this union; if the thing loved is base the lover becomes base. ✨ The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci translated by Jean Paul Richter, 1888.
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