King of the animals-- as thou hast described him-- I should rather say king of the beasts, thou being the greatest--because thou… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
It's not enough that you believe what you see. You must also understand what you see. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
I am never weary of being useful... In serving others I cannot do enough. No labor is sufficient to tire me. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
King of the animals — as thou hast described him — I should rather say king of the beasts, thou being the… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The evil which does me no harm is like the good which in no wise avails me. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
An arch consists of two weaknesses which, leaning one against the other, make a strength. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
But to me all sciences seem vain and full of error that are not born of experience, mother of all certainty, and do not… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
It is ordained that to the ambitious, who derive no satisfaction from the gifts of life and the beauty of the world, life shall… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Be a mirror, absorb everything around you and still remain the same — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking,… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
