Stagnation

LADY WITH SILVER EARING SHUDDERING IN THE COLD WATER

From the series “Art of Slime in the Water”

Jan 3 2019

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

Leonardo da Vinci

A Ball that is Not Rolling Gathers Snow and Moss
February 2 ·
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A rolling stone gathers no moss is an old proverb,

Publilius Syrus, who in his Sententiae states, People who are always moving, with no roots in one place or another, avoid responsibilities and cares. A common modern meaning is that a person must stay active to avoid stagnation.