Leonardo da Vinci quotes - page 8

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 Vinci)
The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of. View quote
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When you wish to see whether the general effect of your picture corresponds with that of the object represented after nature, take a mirror and set it so that it reflects the actual thing, and then compare the reflection with your picture, and consider carefully whether the subject of the two images is in conformity with both, studying especially the mirror. The mirror ought to be taken as a guide... you see the picture made upon one plane showing things which appear in relief, and the mirror upon one plane does the same. The picture is on one single surface, and the mirror is the same. ...if you but know well how to compose your picture it will also seem a natural thing seen in a great mirror. View quote
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It is an acknowledged fact that we perceive errors in the work of others more readily than in our own. View quote
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The boundaries of bodies are the least of all things. View quote
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The knowledge of all things is possible. View quote
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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. View quote
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Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else. View quote
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The deeper the feeling, the greater the pain. View quote
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As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do. View quote
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life without love, is no life at all. (Leonardo da Vinci)
Realize that everything connects to everything else. View quote
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Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose. View quote
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once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up. View quote
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My body will not be a tomb for other creatures. View quote
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Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world. View quote
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The mind that engages in subjects of too great variety becomes confused and weakened. View quote
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The painter will produce pictures of little merit if he takes the works of others as his standard. View quote
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Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail. View quote
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The worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes. View quote
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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 Vinci)
If you find from your own experience that something is a fact and it contradicts what some authority has written down, then you must abandon the authority and base your reasoning on your own findings. View quote
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Those who, in debate, appeal to their qualifications, argue from memory, not from understanding. View quote
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We must doubt the certainty of everything which passes through the senses, but how much more ought we to doubt things contrary to the senses, such as the existence of God and the soul. View quote
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He who can copy can do. View quote
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