One has no right to love or hate anything if one has not acquired a th…

Leonardo da Vinci
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One has no right to love or hate anything if one has not acquired a thorough knowledge of its nature. Great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you know it but little you will be able to love it only a little or not at all.
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