LEONARDO DA VINCI'S FAMOUS QUOTES

The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by which bodies display their form. The forms of bodies could not be understood in detail but for shadow.

The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

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

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Water is the driving force of all nature.

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.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.

Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.