Leonardo da Vinci on art
“The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands.”
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Ask advice of him who governs himself well.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci 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.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Nature never breaks her own laws.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci All sciences are vain and full of errors that are not born of Experience, the mother of all Knowledge.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci The knowledge of all things is possible.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci I am not poor. Poor are those who desire many things.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci 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.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Art lives from constraints and dies from freedom.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci A diamond is just a lump of coal that stuck to its job.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Being willing is not enough. We must do.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci The five senses are the ministers of the soul.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Art is never finished, only abandoned.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Reprove your friend in secret and praise him openly.
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Its painful to see when your own people doesn’t support your artistic calibre. The very quality strangers call you extraordinary for.
Kanika ChughKanika Chugh I mastered the art of not caring and wow it made me more daring.
Sophie AliaSophie Alia Thoughts on a tapestry. Colour or black and white. A brush, a pen, A flash of light. Ideas flowing soon, about to take flight.
Gerard GleesonGerard Gleeson The art of being a slave is to rule one’s master.
DiogenesDiogenes You thought you could take advantage of my heart. But I’ve mastered revenge and made it an art.
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Z. ElliottZ. Elliott Dear hands, Don’t let them tell you art is a hopeless pursuit art my friends is pursuing light for the hopeless.
Quinn ZukowskiQuinn Zukowski Let art be your personal savior. Dragging you down a happy abyss. Let it channel all your emotions. Potential never going amiss.
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