Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci, more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardoˈvintʃi] ; 15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519), was an Italian polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of paleontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank,...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth15 April 1452
CityVinci, Italy
CountryItaly
The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.
He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.
Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labor
Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.
He who can copy can do.
King of the animals-- as thou hast described him-- I should rather say king of the beasts, thou being the greatest--because thou doest only help them, in order that they give thee their children for the benefit of the gullet, of which thou hast attempted to make a sepulchre for all animals; and I would say still more, if I were allowed to speak the entire truth...now does not nature produce enough simple (vegetarian) food for thee to satisfy thyself?
My body will not be a tomb for other creatures.
It is the infinite alone that cannot be attained, for if it could it would become finite.
Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial places.
Therefore, O students, study mathematics and do not build without foundations.
Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it.
It is useful to constantly observe, note, and consider.
Small rooms and dwellings set the mind on the right path, large ones cause it to go astray.
The supreme misfortune is when theory outstrips performance