“Ivy is of longevity.”

— Leonardo Da Vinci

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), X Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations
Variant: Ivy is [a type] of longevity.

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Italian Renaissance polymath 1452–1519

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