Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

Leonardo Da Vinci
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When men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active, this statement is quite true. Men of lofty genius who are great geniuses, in general, when they are doing the least amount of work. However, when the men of lofty genius when they are doing the least amount of work are not such men, they would be so much more active than when they are doing the greatest amount of work.

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