A THREAD on insightful quotes by Leonardo da Vinci which give a glimpse of his unique perspective on life:
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Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.
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Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.
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I awoke only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep.
I awoke only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep.
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To develop a complete mind:
Study the science of art.
Study the art of science.
Develop your senses - especially learn how to see.
Realize that everything connects to everything else.
To develop a complete mind:
Study the science of art.
Study the art of science.
Develop your senses - especially learn how to see.
Realize that everything connects to everything else.
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One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.
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To become an artist you have to be curious.
To become an artist you have to be curious.
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Wisdom is the daughter of experience.
Wisdom is the daughter of experience.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.
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There are three classes of people:
Those who see.
Those who see when they are shown.
Those who do not see.
There are three classes of people:
Those who see.
Those who see when they are shown.
Those who do not see.
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An average human looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odour or fragrance, and talks without thinking.
An average human looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odour or fragrance, and talks without thinking.
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He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.
He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.
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Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.
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Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.
Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world.
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He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.
He who possesses most must be most afraid of loss.
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The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.
The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.
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Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.
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The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
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Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory.
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It is an acknowledged fact that we perceive errors in the work of others more readily than in our own.
It is an acknowledged fact that we perceive errors in the work of others more readily than in our own.
