Nature has placed in the front part of man, as he moves, all those parts which when struck cause him to feel… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The fame of the rich man dies with him; the fame of the treasure, and not of the man who possessed it,… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The men of experiment are like the ant; they only collect and use. But the bee...gathers its materials from the flowers of… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
This work should commence with the conception of man, and should describe the nature of the womb, and how the child inhabits… — 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
