Science Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci
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A sketch of a fish‑like Earth breathing water shows how da Vinci saw nature as a living machine. He says real science needs mathematics, and that painting must be exact like a scientific experiment. He also calls instrumental science the noblest and the foundation for useful inventions.
![“Why seek to embarrass [the artist] with vanities foreign to his quietness? Know you not that certain sciences require the whole man, leaving no part of him at leisure for your trifles?” quote by Leonardo da Vinci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dd/leonardo-da-vinci-330_art_why-seek-to-embarrass-the-artist-with-va_2968314.jpg)
