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Work Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci
- I wish to work miracles...
- Nothing is more apt to deceive us than our own judgment of our work. We derive more benefit from having our faults pointed out by…
- This work should commence with the conception of man, and should describe the nature of the womb, and how the child inhabits it, and in…
- Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.
- The greatest geniuses sometimes accomplish more when they work less.
- Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work least, for they are thinking out inventions.
- People of higher talent work, even if they seem to do nothing
- A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.
- When you are painting you should take a flat mirror and often look at your work within it, and it will then be seen in…
- The young man should first learn perspective, then the proportions of objects. Next, copy work after the hand of a good master, to gain the…
- It is better to imitate ancient than modern work.
- If on your own or by the criticism of others you discover error in your work, correct it then and there; otherwise in exposing your…
- Let no man who is not a Mathematician read the elements of my work.
- There is nothing that deceives us more than our own judgment when used to give an opinion on our own works. It is sound in…
- Shadows which you see with difficulty, and whose boundaries you cannot define... these you should not represent as finished or sharply defined, for the result…
- The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.
- Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.
- I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have.
- Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
- God sells us all things at the price of labor.
- 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…
- Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose
- The worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes.
- It is an acknowledged fact that we perceive errors in the work of others more readily than in our own.
- The lover is moved by the beloved object as the senses are by sensual objects; and they unite and become one and the same thing.…
More Work Quotes
- I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle
- Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle
- I try to work on shows that I would want to watch. — J. J. Abrams
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work. — Richard Bach