Leonardo da Vinci on greatness
“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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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.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Fix your course on a star and you’ll navigate any storm.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci Be a mirror, absorb everything around you and still remain the same.
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci I thought I was learning to live; I was only learning to die.
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Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
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Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
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Betty WhiteBetty White If you get into a Broadway show and it doesn’t work, you’re a failure. And if it does work, you may be stuck for who knows how long. It just doesn’t sound great to me!
Betty WhiteBetty White It is some compensation for great evils, that they enforce great lessons.
Christian Nestell BoveeChristian Nestell Bovee If you are really into waiting, try holding your breath for Jesus, ’cause I hear the payoff may be that much greater.
Axl RoseAxl Rose I am blessed to have a mother like mine. She is the greatest mother in the world.
Urvashi RautelaUrvashi Rautela It’s contagious to do great. But once that one bad apple falls, everybody else will fall, and that’s how it is.
Deontay WilderDeontay Wilder God will always do great things with people who are willing to be faithful in the small things.
Lysa TerKeurstLysa TerKeurst I’m a lucky person because I’ve been loved a lot. I have a great family.
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