734 Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci

The lie is so vile, that even if it were in speaking well of godly things, it would take off something from God's grace; and Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.

The first object of the painter is to make a flat plane appear as a body in relief and projecting from that plane

When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.

Vows begin when hope dies.

The painter who draws by practise and judgment of the eye without the use of reason is like the mirror which reproduces within itself all the objects which are set opposite to it without knowledge of the same.

Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

Water is the driving force of all nature.

Tears come from the heart and not from the brain