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The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
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1231.
Constancy may be symbolised by the phoenix which, knowing that by nature it must be resuscitated, has the constancy to endure the burning flames which consume it, and then it rises anew.
The swallow may serve for Inconstancy, for it is always in movement, since it cannot endure the smallest discomfort.
The camel is the most lustful animal there is, and will follow the female for a thousand miles. But if you keep it constantly with its mother or sister it will leave them alone, so temperate is its nature.
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Chicago: Leonardo da Vinci, "1231.," The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, trans. Richter, Jean Paul, 1847-1937 in The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1970), Original Sources, accessed April 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3478PYLGKPPKX6.
MLA: Vinci, Leonardo da. "1231." The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, translted by Richter, Jean Paul, 1847-1937, in The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1970, Original Sources. 20 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3478PYLGKPPKX6.
Harvard: Vinci, LD, '1231.' in The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, trans. . cited in 1970, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci, Dover Publications, Inc., New York. Original Sources, retrieved 20 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D3478PYLGKPPKX6.
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