Leonardo da Vinci on arms
“The length of a man’s outspread arms is equal to his height.”
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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.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci You must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci The deeper the feeling, the greater the pain.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Beauty perishes in life, but is immortal in art.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci O Lord, thou givest us everything, at the price of an effort.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Water is the driving force in nature.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
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It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.
TerenceTerence In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.
SallustSallust Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
MartialMartial Don’t try to fix me, just wrap your arms around my broken and love my pieces.
Matt SpenserMatt Spenser Let it go, just let it go, but if I set down that weight what will show my arms they are strong?
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson You fall into my arms. You are the good gift of destruction’s path, When life sickens more than disease And boldness is the root of beauty – Which draws us together.
Boris PasternakBoris Pasternak The repose of nations cannot be secure without arms, armies cannot be maintained without pay, nor can the pay be produced without taxes
TacitusTacitus War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
ThucydidesThucydides