Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Born: Apr 15, 1452
Does Knowledge Mind Nature Will Work
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I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci
Love Smile Death Strength Business Heart Reflection Will Trouble Minds Approve Those Distress Pursue Firm Unto Principles Conduct Brave Tis Little Little Minds Who Grow Whose Shrink Conscience Gather
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci
Death Learning Thought Live How Been Die While
Learning never exhausts the mind. Leonardo da Vinci
Learning Mind Never
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci
Silence Nothing Authority Much Strengthens
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. Leonardo da Vinci
Joy Understanding Pleasure Noblest
There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see. Leonardo da Vinci
People Brainy Three Those See Classes Who Shown
Who sows virtue reaps honor. Leonardo da Vinci
Honor Virtue Memorial Day Who
Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art. Leonardo da Vinci
Work Art Spirit Does Hand Where
Art is never finished, only abandoned. Leonardo da Vinci
Art Finished Abandoned Only Never
Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci
Knowledge True True Knowledge Where Shouting
Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity. Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Knowledge Cause Invention Own Logic Laws True She True Knowledge Without Nor Source Effect Her Necessity
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. Leonardo da Vinci
Water Mind Purity Does Loses Iron Stagnation Inaction Sap Vigor Even
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. Leonardo da Vinci
Enough Willing Must Knowing Doing Been Impressed Being Urgency Apply
Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. Leonardo da Vinci
Time Will Long Enough Stays Anyone Use Who
The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci
Work Art Engineering Foot Masterpiece Human
The smallest feline is a masterpiece. Leonardo da Vinci
Pet Smallest Masterpiece
Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master. Leonardo da Vinci
Master Pupil Does Surpass His Poor Who
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel. Leonardo da Vinci
Hope Marriage Out Bag Putting Like Snakes Hand Your Pulling
Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! Leonardo da Vinci
Ignorance Open Your Eyes Eyes Wretched Open Mislead Mortals Blinding Does Us Your
Intellectual passion drives out sensuality. Leonardo da Vinci
Intelligence Passion Out Drives Intellectual Sensuality
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time. Leonardo da Vinci
Time You Water First Touch Rivers Passed Which Present Present Time Last
All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions. Leonardo da Vinci
Knowledge Our Perceptions Origins
The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow. Leonardo da Vinci
Lie Darkness Light Increased Diminished Detail Shadow Could Between Understood Beginnings Infinitely May Ends Form Which Forms Bodies Means Display
I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have. Leonardo da Vinci
Work God Quality Offended Reach Because Mankind Should
Painting is concerned with all the 10 attributes of sight; which are: Darkness, Light, Solidity and Colour, Form and Position, Distance and Propinquity, Motion and Rest. Leonardo da Vinci
Darkness Light Rest Painting Distance Sight Solidity Colour Concerned Attributes Motion Form Which Position
He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast. Leonardo da Vinci
Practice Rudder Cast Never He Like Knows Without Sailor Ship May Where Loves Boards Theory Who Compass
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