I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
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Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath active during the Renaissance, known for his proficiency in various fields such as painting, sculpting, engineering, anatomy, and science. His most famous works include the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, and he is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of all time.
1452–1519·lived 67 years
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.
Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what it absorbs.
Not to punish evil is equivalent to authorizing it.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, 1883
Experience never errs; it is only your judgments that err by promising themselves effects such as are not caused by your experiments.Notebooks, 1490s
A feeble body weakens the mind.The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, Vol. 1, ch. 2 Aphorisms, 1888 [ed/tr. McCurdy (1938 ed.)]
In solitude, the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, 2002
He who wishes to be rich within a day, will be hanged within a year.The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, 1883
Learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind, 2021
Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, p. 15
Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.The Endless Pursuit of Knowledge: The Wisdom of Leonardo da Vinci, TheSpiritualExplorer, 2024
Once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up.I, 1965
One can have no smaller or greater mastery than mastery of oneself.The Literary Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Richter, ed. 1883), Volume II, Section 1192, p. 297
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, 1883
There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, 1997
Just as a well-filled day brings blessed sleep, so a well-employed life brings blessed death.Thoughts on Art and Life, 1906
Learning never exhausts the mind.Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) - La Gazzetta Italiana
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
That’s all 18 quotes by Leonardo da Vinci.