Leonardo da Vinci quotes talk about the thought process of a man who was considered wise beyond the time in which he lived and left his imprint on society. His quotes make mention of many physiological aspects of how one ought to live. Other men who have written in a way that resembles a proverb are Henry Ford and Andrew Carnegie, who also has a page with their own quotations. Below you can read many of Leonardo da Vinci quotes.
Quote #1 “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” |
Quote #2 “A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” |
Quote #3 “Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” |
Quote #4 “Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.” |
Quote #5 “It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” |
Quote #6 “The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.” |
Quote #7 “Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.” |
Quote #8 “I love those who can smile in trouble...” |
Quote #9 “One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.” |
Quote #10 “I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.” |
Quote #11 “The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.” |
Quote #12 “Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” |
Quote #13 “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” |
Quote #14 “Art is never finished, only abandoned.” |
Quote #15 “If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct and if you have more than one companion you will fall more deeply into the same plight.” |
Quote #16 “As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.” |
Quote #17 “I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.” |
Quote #18 “Learning never exhausts the mind.” |
Quote #19 “The knowledge of all things is possible.” |
Quote #20 “The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions." |
Quote #21 “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.” |
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Quote #23 “I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.” |
Quote #24 “It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.” |
Quote #25 “The deeper the feeling, the greater the pain.” |
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Quote #27 “One has no right to love or hate anything if one has not acquired a thorough knowledge of its nature. Great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you know it but little you will be able to love it only a little or not at all.” |
Quote #28 “I thought I was learning to live; I was only learning to die.” |
Quote #29 “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 distance away because then the work appears smaller and more of it can be taken in at a glance and a lack of harmony and proportion is more readily seen.” |
Quote #30 “You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.” |
Quote #31 “The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.” |
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Quote #33 “Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.” |
Quote #34 “life without love, is no life at all” |
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Quote #36 “Time stays long enough for those who use it.” |
Quote #37 “Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.” |
Quote #38 “An average human looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odour or fragrance, and talks without thinking.” |
Quote #39 “Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose.” |
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Quote #41 “All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions.” |
Quote #42 “Water is the driving force in nature.” |
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Quote #44 “God sells us all things at the price of labor.” |
Quote #45 "All sciences are vain and full of errors that are not born of Experience, the mother of all Knowledge.” |
Quote #46 “Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.” |
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Leonardo da Vinci Biography
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian inventor, artist, painter and sculpture who was known for the term Renaissance. He was also known for his association with science, engineering, literature, mathematics, geology, anatomy, cartography, paleontology, botany, and architecture. He lived from the year 1452 to 1519 and was the artist of the famous Mono Lisa portrait. His popularity has lived on despite his death. Another well-known artist who has become popular since his death is Vincent Van Gogh, you can also read about him here.
Leonardo da Vinci Quotes About Art
Leonardo da Vinci was known for his famous artwork and that of other sciences. Many of his quotes related to art, not just on a canvas but on the art of invention and creativity. He also talked about the art of the mind and this he showed by demonstration. He is probably the only person known to transcend many talents. He has left much to be pondered on, I hope something he said was worth learning.
