Leonardo da Vinci on knowledge
“Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.”
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Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci The greater the man’s soul, the deeper he loves.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci 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.
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Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Motion is created by the destruction of balance.
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To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is, the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams Information is just bits of data. Knowledge is putting them together. Wisdom is transcending them.
Ram DassRam Dass I think we should teach them [the people] wonders and that the purpose of knowledge is to appreciate wonders even more.
Richard FeynmanRichard Feynman If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
Donald RumsfeldDonald Rumsfeld Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.
Donald RumsfeldDonald Rumsfeld This is the first rule of deception: repeated often enough, almost any statement, story, or smear can start to sound plausible. The Internet should be an ally of freedom and a gateway to knowledge; in some cases, it is neither.
Madeleine AlbrightMadeleine Albright Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
Henry KissingerHenry Kissinger