A Quote by Massimo Vignelli

Intellectual elegance [is] a mind that is continually refining itself with education and knowledge. Intellectual elegance is the opposite of intellectual vulgarity.

Massimo Vignelli

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Continually Education Education And Knowledge Elegance Intellectual Itself Knowledge Mind Opposite Refining Vulgarity

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Massimo Vignelli
Italian - Designer

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