Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci

I roamed the countryside searching for the answers to things I did not understand. Why shells existed on the tops of mountains along with the imprints of coral and plant and seaweed usually found in the sea. Why the thunder lasts a longer time than that which causes it and why immediately on its cr…

Where the spirit does not work with the hand there is no art.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Mountains are made by the currents of rivers. Mountains are destroyed by the currents of rivers.

Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity, and in cold, water becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

Beware of anger and avoid grievous moods. Rest your head and keep your mind cheerful.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

I roamed the countryside searching for the answers to things I did not understand. Why shells existed on the tops of mountains along with the imprints of coral and plant and seaweed usually found in the sea. Why the thunder lasts a longer time than that which causes it and why immediately on its cr…