Leonardo da Vinci

37 quotes

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.

Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards a ship without a rudder and compass.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.