Nothing is more apt to deceive us than our own judgment of our work. W…

Leonardo da Vinci
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Nothing is more apt to deceive us than our own judgment of our work. We derive more benefit from having our faults pointed out by our enemies than from hearing the opinions of friends. ✨ da Vinci Leonardo, Leonardo (da Vinci) (1990). Leonardo da Vinci's advice to artists, Running Press Book Publishers
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