Leonardo da Vinci on character
“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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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.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Nothing is hidden under the sun.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Your brain is much better than you think; just use it!
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial places.
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Love is mostly easy at night, it is morning you got to learn about.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh You can find beauty in the darkest of places. Be the light, my love. Bring smiles to their faces.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola This fearless heart is trapped between these anxious walls of my worried mind.
CindyCindy Don’t push away your emotions too hard, remember they can push back if held for too long.
SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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More on character
Never say any man is hopeless, because he only represents a character, a bundle of habits, which can be checked by new and better ones. Character is repeated habits, and repeated habits alone can reform character.
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda No, I don’t have to practice that grunt. You just do it. Once you’re in character, you’re in character. You don’t sit there purposely thinking, Well, I’ll grunt here, or I’ll groan there.
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood I always liked characters that were more grounded in reality.
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge Envy is so natural to human kind, that it cannot but arise.
HerodotusHerodotus Remember that with her clothes a woman puts off her modesty.
HerodotusHerodotus I am imperfect in many things, nevertheless I want my brethren and kinsfolk to know my nature so that they may be able to perceive my soul’s desire.
Saint PatrickSaint Patrick America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
Calvin CoolidgeCalvin Coolidge