Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519), was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science,...
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Leonardo da Vinci
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding. Leonardo da Vinci
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in. Leonardo da Vinci
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood. Leonardo da Vinci
Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.
I love those who can smile in trouble... Leonardo da Vinci
I love those who can smile in trouble...
The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands. Leonardo da Vinci
The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself. Leonardo da Vinci
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.
He who wishes to be rich within a day, will be hanged within a year. Leonardo da Vinci
He who wishes to be rich within a day, will be hanged within a year.
The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue. Leonardo da Vinci
The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.
Time stays long enough for those who use it. Leonardo da Vinci
Time stays long enough for those who use it.
All knowledge which ends in words will die as quickly as it came to life. Leonardo da Vinci
All knowledge which ends in words will die as quickly as it came to life.
