Leonardo da Vinci
Biography
Italian polymath
Quotes from Leonardo da Vinci
"Neither promise yourself things nor do things if you see that when deprived of them they will cause you material suffering."
100
"To the ambitious, whom neither the boon of life, nor the beauty of the world suffice to content, it comes as penance that life with them is squandered, and that they possess neither the benefits nor the beauty of the world."
101
"He who possesses most is most afraid to lose."
102
"Justice requires power, insight and will."
103
"You can have neither a greater nor a lesser dominion than that over yourself."
104
"He who walks straight rarely falls."
105
"Man is worthy of praise and blame solely in respect of such actions as it is within his power to do or abstain from."
106
"He who does not punish evil commends it to be done."
107
"Ask advice of him who governs himself well."
108
"The memory of benefits is frail as against ingratitude."
109
"Reprove a friend in secret but praise him before others."
110
"To enjoy - to love a thing for its own sake and for no other reason."
111
"The love of anything is the fruit of our knowledge of it, and grows as our knowledge deepens."
112
"The knowledge of all things is possible."
114
"As a day well spent brings blessed sleep, so a life well lived brings a blessed death."
115
"...go away and have a little relaxation; for when you come back to the work your judgement will be surer, since to remain constantly at work will cause you to lose the power of judgement."
117
"For in truth great love is born of great knowledge of the thing loved."
118