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 VINCITruly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial places.
More Leonardo da Vinci Quotes
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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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A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.
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He who walks straight rarely falls.
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Intellectual passion drives out sensuality.
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Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
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Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
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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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O Lord, thou givest us everything, at the price of an effort.
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Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
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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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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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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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The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.
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Fix your course on a star and you’ll navigate any storm.
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To be a winner you must want to win but must know of the chance of losing and must not fear of it.
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If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself.
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Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.
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Being willing is not enough. We must do.
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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.
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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
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Ask advice of him who governs himself well.
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Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.
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Common Sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses.
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Motion is created by the destruction of balance.
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Nothing is hidden under the sun.
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Water is the driving force in nature.
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