The painter or draftsman ought to be solitary, in order that the well-being of the body not sap the vigour of the… — 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 greatest--because thou… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The light for drawing from nature should come from the North in order that it may not vary. And if you have… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
How many emperors and how many princes have lived and died and no record of them remains, and they only sought to… — 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
In order to arrive at knowledge of the motions of birds in the air, it is first necessary to acquire knowledge of… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Nature is constrained by the cause of her laws which dwell inborn in her. Variant: Nature is constrained by the order of… — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
The part always has a tendency to reunite with its whole in order to escape from its imperfection. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
If anyone wishes to see how the soul dwells in its body, let him observe how this body uses its daily habitation;… — 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
