My body is not a tomb for animals. Leonardo da Vinci More Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci More Quotes From Leonardo da Vinci It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end. Leonardo da Vinci procrastinationleadershiphappiness The five senses are the ministers of the soul. Leonardo da Vinci ministersfive-sensessoul The most beautiful words of love are told in silence for a look. Leonardo da Vinci silencebeautifullove As every divided kingdom falls, so every mind divided between many studies confounds and saps itself. Leonardo da Vinci simplicityartistfall You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others. Leonardo da Vinci expressionselfmen Wood feeds the fire which burns it. Leonardo da Vinci arieswoodsfire Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it. Leonardo da Vinci small-roomsdisciplinedwelling Not to punish evil is equivalent to authorizing it. Leonardo da Vinci evil He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others. Leonardo da Vinci willpowerdisciplinedominion Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer. Leonardo da Vinci healthrelaxationinspire I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men. Leonardo da Vinci compassiontimemen Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail. Leonardo da Vinci detailsperfection He who truly knows has no occasion to shout. Leonardo da Vinci passionhumblelife Experience never misleads; what you are misled by is only your judgment, and this misleads you by anticipating results from experience of a kind that is not produced by your experiments. Leonardo da Vinci judgmentunderstandingkind That which can be lost cannot be deemed riches. Leonardo da Vinci richesrichwealth There is nothing that deceives us more than our own judgment when used to give an opinion on our own works. It is sound in judging the work of our enemies but not that of our friends, for hate and love are two of the most powerfully motivating factors found among living things. Leonardo da Vinci hategivingtwo The greatest geniuses sometimes accomplish more when they work less. Leonardo da Vinci mindsetgeniussometimes The knowledge of all things is possible Leonardo da Vinci studentsall-thingsinspirational An artist's studio should be a small space because small rooms discipline the mind and large ones distract it. Leonardo da Vinci small-roomsspaceartist If on your own or by the criticism of others you discover error in your work, correct it then and there; otherwise in exposing your work to the public, you will expose your error also. Leonardo da Vinci errorscriticismifs