734 Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci

If the painter wishes to see beauties that charm him, it lies in his power to create them, and if he wishes to see monstrosities that are frightful, ridiculous, or truly pitiable, he is lord and God thereof.

I abhor the supreme folly of those who blame the disciples of nature in defiance of those masters who were themselves her pupils

The painter will produce pictures of little merit if he takes the works of others as his standard.

All our knowledge has its origin in our perceptions

If you are alone you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct and if you have more than one companion you will fall more deeply into the same plight.

Our life is made by the death of others.

He who thinks little errs much…

It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.