Leonardo da Vinci on art
“Art lives from constraints and dies from freedom.”
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The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci 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
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci 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.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci God sells us all things at the price of labor.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Learning never exhausts the mind.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Motion is created by the destruction of balance.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci To be a winner you must want to win but must know of the chance of losing and must not fear of it.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Experience is a truer guide than the words of others.
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Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.
Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer I was born from nature therefore, I am art.
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Karl PopperKarl Popper To be an artist is to look at a tragedy and innately see the beauty in it.
R CliftR Clift Will you stay up late with me tonight? sit quietly while I write you into a piece of art that will be a marvel for the ages?
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados The art to breathe and smile despite the pressure of anxiety, takes courage and power, keep appreciating yourself.
Dr. Zainab AnsariDr. Zainab Ansari It is an act of courage every time you create. Stay brave.
Holly DuxburyHolly Duxbury I wept that everything he made was pretty I forgot that I, too, was an art-the girl with a soft heart.
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