Leonardo da Vinci

LEONARDO DA VINCI

A RENAISSANCE POLYMATH WITH A BOUNDLESS CURIOSITY AND INSIGHTFUL QUOTES

Leonardo da Vinci's quotes reflect a mind that was ceaselessly curious and deeply committed to understanding the world around him. His words often reveal an intricate connection between art and science, as shown in his advice to 'Study the science of art. Study the art of science.' This duality speaks to his belief in the interconnectedness of all knowledge, a theme that recurs throughout his work and his reflections on life.

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Leonardo da Vinci Quotes (100)· Page 4 of 5

"Our life is made by the death of others."
LIFEONE LINERVALUEDEATH
"Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial places."
MANBEASTTRUEDEATHKINGBRUTAL
"The greater the man's soul, the deeper he loves."
MANGREATNESSONE LINERSOULROMANTICLOVE
"Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws."
LIFEACCORDINGNATUREGIFTBEAUTYLAW
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things."
SUCCESSHAPPENDETERMINATIONATTENTIONACCOMPLISHMENTPEOPLE
"Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie."
MANLIEVAINPOWERANIMALTRUTH
"It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end."
SUCCESSDEDICATIONENDINGBEGINNINGRESIST
"Intellectual passion drives out sensuality."
ONE LINERPASSIONATTITUDEINTELLECTUAL
"As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."
HAPPINESSLIFEPEACEWISDOMDEATHDEEP
"Being willing is not enough. We must do."
INSPIRATIONALLIFEONE LINERMOTIVATIONALHUSTLEPOSITIVE
"Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble."
INSPIRATIONALNOBLEHONESTYPRAISEEXCELLENCETRUTH
"Art is never finished, only abandoned."
ONE LINERFINISHART
"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."
INSPIRATIONALLIFETOUCHWATERTIMERIVER
"Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence."
ONE LINERAUTHORITYPROTESTSTRENGTHSILENCE
"The length of a man's outspread arms is equal to his height."
MANHEIGHTEQUALITYCHARACTERLENGTHARMS
"Once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up."
INSPIRATIONALSUCCESSSKYTASTE
"Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in."
STUDYDESIREEDUCATIONINTERESTKNOWLEDGEMEMORIES
"He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss."
ONE LINERAFRAIDLOSSPOSSESSRELATIONSHIPDEEP
"The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of."
PAINTINGCATCHARTISTINTELLIGENCEGLIMPSE
"Be a mirror, absorb everything around you and still remain the same."
LIFELET GOMIRRORDEEPHEALING
"Learning never exhausts the mind."
ONE LINERKNOWLEDGELEARNINGMINDEXHAUST
"Life without love, is no life at all."
LIFEONE LINERCOUPLETOGETHERNESSLOVE

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