O time! swift devourer of all created things! Leonardo da Vinci More Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci More Quotes From Leonardo da Vinci We, by our arts may be called the grandsons of God. Leonardo da Vinci grandson may art One can have no more mastery over the environment, than one has over himself. Leonardo da Vinci mastery environment How painting surpasses all human works by reason of the subtle possibilities which it contains. Leonardo da Vinci painting reason art The painter who has no doubt about his own ability will attain very little. Leonardo da Vinci ability doubt littles One painter ought never to imitate the manner of any other; because in that case he cannot be called the child of nature, but the grandchild. It is always best to have recourse to nature, which is replete with such abundance of objects, than to the productions of other masters, who learnt everything from her. Leonardo da Vinci abundance children art Patience serves us against insults precisely as clothes do against the cold. For if you multiply your garments as the cold increases, that cold cannot hurt you; in the same way increase your patience under great offenses, and they cannot hurt your feelings. Leonardo da Vinci clothes hurt feelings A man of supreme folly: his life flies away while he is merely hoping to enjoy it. Leonardo da Vinci fly-away enjoy men Necessity is a guardian in Nature. Leonardo da Vinci guardian If you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. Let us hope that. Leonardo da Vinci clothes hurt patience We may call painting the grandchild of nature. Leonardo da Vinci painting grandchildren may Anyone who invokes authors in discussion is not using his intelligence but his memory. Leonardo da Vinci discussion invoke memories O speculators about perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you created in the like quest? Go and take your place with the seekers after gold. Leonardo da Vinci quests vain gold Fame alone raises herself to Heaven, because virtuous things are in favour with God. Leonardo da Vinci favour fame heaven Fire is to represent truth because it destroys all sophistry and lies; and the mask is for lying and falsehood which conceal truth. Leonardo da Vinci sophistry fire lying There is no object so large but that at a great distance from the eye it does not appear smaller than a smaller object near. Leonardo da Vinci distance inspirational life The variety of colour in objects cannot be discerned at a great distance, excepting in those parts which are directly lighted up by the solar rays. Leonardo da Vinci rays distance colour The vine that has grown old on an old tree falls with the ruin of that tree, and through that bad companionship must perish with it. Leonardo da Vinci vines tree fall Lust is the cause of generation. Leonardo da Vinci generations causes lust The Bactrian have two humps; the Arabian one only. They are swift in battle and most useful to carry burdens. This animal is extremely observant of rule and measure, for it will not move if it has a greater weight than it is used to, and if it is taken too far it does the same, and suddenly stops and so the merchants are obliged to lodge there. Leonardo da Vinci taken animal moving Life, when is spent well, is long. Leonardo da Vinci wells long
