Intellectual passion drives out sensuality. Leonardo da Vinci driveintellectualpassion Change image and share on social
For, verily, great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you little know it, you will be able to love it only little or not at all. Leonardo da Vinci belovedgreatknowledge Change image and share on social
Our life is made by the death of others. Leonardo da Vinci deathlifemake Change image and share on social
He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind. Leonardo da Vinci changefixmind Change image and share on social
Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason. Leonardo da Vinci commenceendexperience Change image and share on social
The divisions of Perspective are 3, as used in drawing; of these, the first includes the diminution in size of opaque objects; the second treats of the diminution and loss of outline in such opaque objects; the third, of the diminution and loss of colour at long distances. Leonardo da Vinci colourdiminutiondistance share on social
I have found that, in the composition of the human body as compared with the bodies of animals, the organs of sense are duller and coarser. Thus, it is composed of less ingenious instruments, and of spaces less capacious for receiving the faculties of sense. Leonardo da Vinci animalbodycapacious share on social
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci simplicitysophisticationultimate Change image and share on social
Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes! Leonardo da Vinci blindeyeignorance Change image and share on social
Knowledge of the past and of the places of the earth is the ornament and food of the mind of man. Leonardo da Vinci earthfoodknowledge Change image and share on social
