I have offended God and mankind because my work didn’t reach the quality it should have.
LEONARDO DA VINCIA painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
More Leonardo da Vinci Quotes
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It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.
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Nothing is hidden under the sun.
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All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions.
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Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it cannot be lost, it never deserts us until life leaves us.
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When taking a selfie, remember the most natural pose is still best.
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Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.
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Beauty perishes in life, but is immortal in art.
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Nature is the source of all true knowledge. She has her own logic, her own laws, she has no effect without cause nor invention without necessity.
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Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
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We know well that mistakes are more easily detected in the works of others than in one’s own.
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Vitality and beauty are gifts of Nature for those who live according to its laws.
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Your brain is much better than you think; just use it!
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The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
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People of higher talent work, even if they seem to do nothing.
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The most beautiful words of love are told in silence for a look.
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I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
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Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.
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The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.
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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.
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Great love is born of great knowledge of the thing that is loved, and if you do not know it, you can love it little or not at all.
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Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.
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You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.
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Ask advice of him who governs himself well.
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Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.
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Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
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