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Distance Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci
- There is no object so large but that at a great distance from the eye it does not appear smaller than a smaller object near.
- Now do you not see that the eye embraces the beauty of the whole world? It counsels and corrects all the arts of mankind... it…
- There are three aspects to perspective. The first has to do with how the size of objects seems to diminish according to distance: the second,…
- Painting is concerned with all the 10 attributes of sight; which are: Darkness, Light, Solidity and Colour, Form and Position, Distance and Propinquity, Motion and…
- The divisions of Perspective are 3, as used in drawing; of these, the first includes the diminution in size of opaque objects; the second treats…
- Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Go some…
- Having wandered some distance among gloomy rocks, I came to the entrance of a great cavern ... Two contrary emotions arose in me: fear and…
More Distance Quotes
- The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand… — Diane Ackerman
- Can miles truly separate you from friends... If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there? — Richard Bach
- Technology gives us the facilities that lessen the barriers of time and distance - the telegraph and cable, the telephone, radio, and… — Emily Greene Balch
- Life is suffering. We have desires and expectations and egos, and we compare the reality we have, which is miraculous and wondrous,… — Alan Ball
- We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they… — Henry Ward Beecher
- Memories are like stones, time and distance erode them like acid. — Ugo Betti
- Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce
- Estrangement shows itself precisely in the elimination of distance between people. — Theodor Adorno
- It's a big thing now: A lot of people want to be assistants to celebrities. If you're pursuing that, you're an idiot.… — Lewis Black
- It is easy to be brave from a safe distance. — Aesop
- Distance does not decide who is your brother and who is not. The church is going to have to become the conscience… — Bono
- Laughter is the closest distance between two people. — Victor Borge