Wisdom of Dead Worlds

Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood. – Leonardo Da Vinci, 16th Century AD

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. – Leonardo Da Vinci, 16th Century AD

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. – Leonardo Da Vinci, 16th Century AD

All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare. – Baruch Spinoza, 17th Century AD

If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. – William Blake, Proverbs of Hell

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. – William Blake, Proverbs of Hell

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. – William Blake, Proverbs of Hell

You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough. – William Blake, Proverbs of Hell

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite. – William Blake

Money makes a good servant, but a bad master. – Thomas Bacon