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“The senses are of the earth; Reason, stands apart in contemplation.” Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
“For even as it is better to enlighten than merely to shine, so is it better to give to others the fruits of one's contemplation than merely to contemplate.” Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica
“Contemplating the task ahead would not make it easier or the water warmer.” J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“Consequently those who are more adapted to the active life can prepare themselves for the contemplative by the practice of the active life; while none the less, those who are more adapted to the contemplative life can take upon themselves the...” Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica

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