“Many will be busied in taking away from a thing, which will …”

“Many will be busied in taking away from a thing, which will grow in proportion as it is diminished.”

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Many will be busied in taking away from a thing, which will grow in proportion as it is diminished. Citation: Of a ditch Listed on https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci (CC BY-SA)

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Vinci, Leonardo da. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Leonardo da Vinci. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci

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