"Man is the measure of all things. Every part of the whole must be in proportion to the whole." From Leonardo da Vinci In His Own Words:
It seems da Vinci got it right. To be truly successful, all parts of our lives need to be "in proportion to the whole." Work, but not all work. Fun, but not all fun. Sensible diet, but an occasional hot fudge sundae. Regular exercise, but the odd Saturday afternoon camped in front of the TV. Spiritual needs. And family first, always.
Also from da Vinci, a bit of fun:
The span of a man's outstretched arms is equal to his height.
Every man at three years is half the full height heh will grow to at last.
If you open your legs so as to decrease your height by one fourteenth and spread and raise your arms so that your middle fingers are on a level with the top of your hand, you must know that the navel will be the centre of the circle of which the outstretched limbs touch the circumference; and the space between the legs will form an equilateral triangle.
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