Cold Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the…

— Anonymous

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation...even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind.

— Leonardo Da Vinci

In order to acquire intellect one must need it. One loses it when it is no longer necessary.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

For intellect is a mansion where waste is without drain.

— Allen Tate

Let the intellect alone, it has its usefulness in its proper sphere, but let it not interfere with the flowing of the life-stream.

— D.T. Suzuki

Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron

— Ezra Cornell

Intellect alone is a dry and rattling thing.

— Ilka Chase

“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the…

— Leonardo da Vinci

Our intellect is not intended to be an end in itself, but only a means to the very mind of God.

— Ravi Zacharias

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

— William Hazlitt