“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”
Art
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.”
ArtAll Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci
“The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.”
Truth“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.”
Experience“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
Learning“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.”
Business“I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.”
God“The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.”
Men“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
Art“Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.”
Truth“The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.”
Art“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
Pet“Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.”
Nature“Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.”
Experience“Our life is made by the death of others.”
Death“A well-spent day brings happy sleep.”
Life“Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.”
Knowledge“He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.”
Change“Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he is just using his memory.”
Intelligence“Water is the driving force of all nature.”
Nature“Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?”
Dreams