Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Born: Apr 15, 1452
Does Knowledge Mind Nature Will Work
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You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself. Leonardo da Vinci
You Yourself Over Greater Than Dominion Less
To such an extent does nature delight and abound in variety that among her trees there is not one plant to be found which is exactly like another; and not only among the plants, but among the boughs, the leaves and the fruits, you will not find one which is exactly similar to another. Leonardo da Vinci
Nature You Plant Plants Will Trees Find Exactly Abound Similar Only Variety Delight Like Another Does Leaves Fruits Which Found Among Her Extent
Knowledge of the past and of the places of the earth is the ornament and food of the mind of man. Leonardo da Vinci
Food Knowledge Man Mind Past Earth Places Ornament
The natural desire of good men is knowledge. Leonardo da Vinci
Good Knowledge Natural Men Good Men Desire
Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers. Leonardo da Vinci
Science Practice Soldiers Captain
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it. Leonardo da Vinci
Life Courage Fear Protects Just
How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to gain dominions and riches in order that their fame might be ever-lasting. Leonardo da Vinci
Record Only Remains Princes Sought How Fame Died Order Gain Them Might Riches Many Lived
He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year. Leonardo da Vinci
Day Will Year Rich He Wishes Hanged Who
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. Leonardo da Vinci
Memory Intelligence Argument He His Authority Just Anyone Who Appealing Using
Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness. Leonardo da Vinci
Truth Darkness Light Doubt Relation Bears Beyond Falsehood Same
The human bird shall take his first flight, filling the world with amazement, all writings with his fame, and bringing eternal glory to the nest whence he sprang. Leonardo da Vinci
World Bird First Nest Shall Take Writings He Glory Amazement His Fame Human Whence Eternal Flight Filling Bringing
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active. Leonardo da Vinci
Work Genius Men Active Lofty Most Least Doing
Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what it absorbs. Leonardo da Vinci
Food Memory Eaten Absorb Study Without Does Just Nourishment Zeal Appetite Assimilating Damage Tedious
There are four Powers: memory and intellect, desire and covetousness. The two first are mental and the others sensual. The three senses: sight, hearing and smell cannot well be prevented; touch and taste not at all. Leonardo da Vinci
Memory Three First Smell Others Sight Touch Mental Powers Well Hearing Covetousness Intellect Taste Senses Cannot Sensual Four Desire Two
Nature never breaks her own laws. Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Own Laws Never Breaks Her
The length of a man's outspread arms is equal to his height. Leonardo da Vinci
Man Equal Arms His Length Height
People talk to people who perceive nothing, who have open eyes and see nothing; they shall talk to them and receive no answer; they shall adore those who have ears and hear nothing; they shall burn lamps for those who do not see. Leonardo da Vinci
Eyes People Nothing Ears Those See Perceive Adore Shall Open Open Eyes Talk Answer Hear Burn Lamps Them Who Receive
Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power. Leonardo da Vinci
Experience Power Only Judgments Does Err Expecting Your Her
Our body is dependant on Heaven and Heaven on the Spirit. Leonardo da Vinci
Our Spirit Heaven Body
Medicine is the restoration of discordant elements; sickness is the discord of the elements infused into the living body. Leonardo da Vinci
Sickness Living Medicine Restoration Discord Discordant Body Elements
The painter who draws merely by practice and by eye, without any reason, is like a mirror which copies every thing placed in front of it without being conscious of their existence. Leonardo da Vinci
Mirror Practice Every Draws Eye Merely Like Without Existence Any Front Being Which Placed Reason Who Painter Conscious Thing Copies
I have wasted my hours. Leonardo da Vinci
Hours Wasted
I have found that, in the composition of the human body as compared with the bodies of animals, the organs of sense are duller and coarser. Thus, it is composed of less ingenious instruments, and of spaces less capacious for receiving the faculties of sense. Leonardo da Vinci
Animals Sense Composed Composition Faculties Thus Instruments Human Human Body Spaces Ingenious Bodies Body Less Organs Compared Found Receiving
Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason. Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Experience Investigate Although Opposite Commence Ends Proceed Us Reason Necessary
The painter who is familiar with the nature of the sinews, muscles, and tendons, will know very well, in giving movement to a limb, how many and which sinews cause it; and which muscle, by swelling, causes the contraction of that sinew; and which sinews, expanded into the thinnest cartilage, surround and support the said muscle. Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Cause Will Giving Support Know Sinews Well Limb Said How Causes Surround Contraction Very Familiar Movement Which Swelling Who Painter Many Muscle Muscles
I have always felt it is my destiny to build a machine that would allow man to fly. Leonardo da Vinci
Man Fly Build Machine Destiny Would Allow Felt Always
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