“ Men will come into so wretched a plight that they will be glad that others will derive profit from their sufferings or from the loss of their real wealth, that is health. ”
Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (1478 – 1519). copy citation
| Author | Leonardo da Vinci |
|---|---|
| Source | The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci |
| Topic | wealth loss |
| Date | 1478 – 1519 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Jean Paul Richter in 1888 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5000/pg5000-images.html |
Context
“And those which will have their food in their mouth will be deprived of it by the hands of others * ( the oven. ) *
1305.
* ( Of Crucifixes which are sold. ) *
I see Christ sold and crucified afresh, and his Saints suffering Martyrdom.
* ( Of Physicians, who live by sickness. ) *
Men will come into so wretched a plight that they will be glad that others will derive profit from their sufferings or from the loss of their real wealth, that is health.
* ( Of the Religion of Friars, who live by the Saints who have been dead a great while. ) *
Those who are dead will, after a thou- sand years be those who will give a livelihood to many who are living.”
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