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
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
He who in reasoning cites authority is making use of his memory rather than of his intellect.
The knowledge of all things is possible
Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.
Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.
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?
He who can copy can do.
While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.
He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.
Good writing comes from good talent.
Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.
All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.