Famous quotes by »

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

Italian engineer, painter, & sculptor (1452 - 1519)

Update this biography »
Complete biography of Leonardo Da Vinci »

1 fan

Sort by:PopularityA - Z

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death. Leonardo da Vinci

– Leonardo Da Vinci

Rate it:

Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!

– Leonardo Da Vinci

Rate it:

It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Three classes of people: Those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

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

– Leonardo Da Vinci

Rate it:

The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's mind.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Common sense is that which judges the things given to it by other senses.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ‘Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death.

– Leonardo Da Vinci

Rate it:

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Just as courage imperils life; fear protects it.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.

– Leonardo Da Vinci

Rate it:

Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far below the musician in that of invisible things.

– Leonardo Da Vinci

Rate it:

Time stays long enough for those who use it.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory.

– Leonardo da Vinci

Rate it:

Share your thoughts on Leonardo Da Vinci's quotes with the community:

1 Comment

Notify me of new comments via email.

Ramon Felipe Jr.
It’s a great pleasure to have a glimpse into the mind of a great historical figure as Leonardo.
LikeReply6 years ago

Quote of the Day Today's Quote | Archive

Would you like us to send you a FREE inspiring quote delivered to your inbox daily?

Citation

Use the citation below to add this author page to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Leonardo Da Vinci Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 11 Jan. 2025. <https://www.quotes.net/authors/Leonardo+Da+Vinci+Quotes>.

Missing a quote of Leonardo Da Vinci?

Know another good quote of Leonardo Da Vinci? Don't keep it to yourself!

The Web's Largest Resource for

Famous Quotes & Sayings

A Member Of The STANDS4 Network

Books related to

Leonardo Da Vinci

»

Leonardo da Vinci
from $4.17
Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519
$20.49

from $17.14
Leonardo da Vinci, 1452-1519
from $60.00
Leonardo's Notebooks
from $2.97
Leonardo da Vinci
$18.59

from $14.51

Our favorite collection of

Famous Authors

»

George Washington
1732 - 1799
Winston Churchill
1874 - 1965
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
1917 - 1963
Galileo Galilei
1564 - 1642
Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865
Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
Albert Einstein
1879 - 1955

Browse Quotes.net

#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Random New Quotes

Quiz

Are you a quotes master?

»

Who said: "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?"

A Mae west

B Sophie Loren

C Lauren Bacall

D Betty Boop