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Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
— Leonardo da Vinci
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Using natural decay as a metaphor, this observation argues that a mind left idle deteriorates the same way metal corrodes or water stagnates without movement. Activity is framed as essential maintenance, something required not just for achievement but simply to preserve mental sharpness over time.
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