Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci

Explore a curated collection of 104 quotes by Leonardo da Vinci. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions — Leonardo da Vinci
Our life is made by the death of others. — Leonardo da Vinci
A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by — Leonardo da Vinci
Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and — Leonardo da Vinci
They will say that I, having no literary skill, cannot properly express that which I desire to treat of, but they do not — Leonardo da Vinci
Quando ouvimos os sinos, ouvimos aquilo que já trazemos em nós mesmos como modelo. Sou da opinião que não se deverá desp — Leonardo da Vinci
Truth at last cannot be hidden. Dissimulation is of no avail. Dissimulation is to no purpose before so great a judge. Fa — Leonardo da Vinci
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. — Leonardo da Vinci
Realize that everything connects to everything else. — Leonardo da Vinci
Wisdom is the daughter of experience — Leonardo da Vinci
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. — Leonardo da Vinci
The knowledge of all things is possible — Leonardo da Vinci
The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain — Leonardo da Vinci
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They — Leonardo da Vinci
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in. — Leonardo da Vinci
Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose — Leonardo da Vinci
That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches. Virtue is our true wealth and the true reward of its possessor; it canno — Leonardo da Vinci
Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to comme — Leonardo da Vinci
As iron rusts when not used, and water gets foul from standing or turns to ice when exposed to cold, so the intellect de — Leonardo da Vinci
The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands. — Leonardo da Vinci