Leonardo-da-vinci Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

“The beauty of Florence made up for many ugly things he saw in his work. (Commissario Garini's view of Florence,Italy.)”

— Beate Boeker

“But Italy worked some marvel in her. It gave her light, and – which he held more precious – it gave her shadow. Soon…

— E.M. Forster

“HIS SERENE HIGHNESS Nicolo Alessandro Lorenzo Giovanni De’Medici”

— Katy Regnery

“In my early youth - he would later write to his friend, the philosopher Constantin Noica- seduced me solely the libraries and the brothels.”

— Emil Cioran

“The picture had no flourishes, but she liked its lowness of tone and the atmosphere of summer twilight that pervaded it. It spoke of…

— Henry James

“The most important idea he gleaned from the swift, learned talk was that religion and knowledge could exist side by side, enriching each other.…

— Irving Stone

“I read that I profess, the Art of Love. Bianca: And may you prove, sir, master of your art! Lucentio: While you, sweet dear,…

— William Shakespeare

“From one point of view it is an appeal to future ages from Florentine injustice and ingratitude; from another, it is a long and…

— Dante Alighieri

“In Rome, a woman’s power, however circumspectly exercised, arouses revulsion. Every death in my family circle has been laid at my door.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“[Original text in French] Giovanni n'avait pas menti. Sagra était une merveille baroque, une collision improbable et inquiétante de la nature et de l'art.…

— Julien Gracq

“Florence suspected that there was something profoundly wrong with her, that she had always been different, and that at last she was about to…

— Ian McEwan

“Niccolo Machiavelli folded his arms across his chest and looked at the alchemyst. “I always knew we would meet again,” he said in French.…

— Michael Scott