He who has access to the fountain does not go to the water-pot.
Leonardo da Vinci
Fountain of Knowledge, Access to Resources, Self-Sufficiency, Knowledge and Availability, Direct Access
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“Medicine is the restoration of discordant elements; sickness is the discord of the elements infused into the living body.” Leonardo da Vinci
Medicine and Healing, Health and Imbalance, Sickness and Discord, Restoring Balance, Physical Health
Leonardo da Vinci Medicine and Healing, Health and Imbalance, Sickness and Discord, Restoring Balance, Physical Health“The great man presides over all his states of consciousness with obstinate rigor.” Leonardo da Vinci
Mental Discipline, Conscious States, Inner Mastery, Great Leadership, Rigor Strength, Mind Governance
Leonardo da Vinci Mental Discipline, Conscious States, Inner Mastery, Great Leadership, Rigor Strength, Mind Governance“People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.” Leonardo da Vinci
True Nature, Life Conditions, Personal Revelation, Self Discovery, Unexpected Truths
Leonardo da Vinci True Nature, Life Conditions, Personal Revelation, Self Discovery, Unexpected Truths“One has no right to love or hate anything if one has not acquired a thorough knowledge of its nature. Great love springs from great knowledge of the beloved object, and if you know it but little you will be able to love it only a little or not at all.” Leonardo da Vinci
Love and Knowledge, Deep Understanding, Emotional Connection, True Love, Informed Affection
Leonardo da Vinci Love and Knowledge, Deep Understanding, Emotional Connection, True Love, Informed Affection“Men of lofty genius sometimes accomplish the most when they work least, for their minds are occupied with their ideas and the perfection of their conceptions, to which they afterwards give form.” Leonardo da Vinci
Genius and Work, Intellectual Creation, Creative Process, Mastering Ideas, Conceptual Perfection
Leonardo da Vinci Genius and Work, Intellectual Creation, Creative Process, Mastering Ideas, Conceptual Perfection“Let proportion be found not only in numbers and measures, but also in sounds, weights, times, and positions, and whatever force there is.” Leonardo da Vinci
Proportion Balance, Universal Measures, Sound Weights, Mathematical Proportion, Physical Forces
Leonardo da Vinci Proportion Balance, Universal Measures, Sound Weights, Mathematical Proportion, Physical Forces“Men and words are ready made, and you, O Painter, if you do not know how to make your figures move, are like an orator who knows not how to use his words.” Leonardo da Vinci
Painting Movement, Artistic Speech, Painter Expression, Word Mastery, Figures Alive, Visual Oratory
Leonardo da Vinci Painting Movement, Artistic Speech, Painter Expression, Word Mastery, Figures Alive, Visual Oratory“O speculators about perpetual motion, how many vain chimeras have you created in the like quest? Go and take your place with the seekers after gold.” Leonardo da Vinci
Perpetual Motion, Vain Chimeras, False Pursuit, Speculation Fallacy, Golden Quest
Leonardo da Vinci Perpetual Motion, Vain Chimeras, False Pursuit, Speculation Fallacy, Golden Quest“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” Leonardo da Vinci
Proactive Mindset, Achievement Drive, Success Approach, Personal Initiative, Actionable Goals
Leonardo da Vinci Proactive Mindset, Achievement Drive, Success Approach, Personal Initiative, Actionable Goals“A poet knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Leonardo da Vinci
Poetry Perfection, Artistic Economy, Creative Simplicity, Minimalism, Poetic Mastery
Leonardo da Vinci Poetry Perfection, Artistic Economy, Creative Simplicity, Minimalism, Poetic Mastery“God sells us all things at the price of labor.” Leonardo da Vinci
Labor and Reward, Divine Economy, Hard Work, Life’s Price, Work Ethic
Leonardo da Vinci Labor and Reward, Divine Economy, Hard Work, Life’s Price, Work Ethic“The earth is moved from its position by the weight of a tiny bird resting upon it.” Leonardo da Vinci
Earth’s Balance, Nature’s Power, Delicate Forces, Small Movements, Natural Laws
Leonardo da Vinci Earth’s Balance, Nature’s Power, Delicate Forces, Small Movements, Natural Laws“If we make mistakes in our first compositions and do not know them, we may not amend them.” Leonardo da Vinci
Mistake Awareness, Learning Growth, Composition Errors, Corrective Knowledge, Early Missteps, Improvement Path
Leonardo da Vinci Mistake Awareness, Learning Growth, Composition Errors, Corrective Knowledge, Early Missteps, Improvement Path“The motive power is the cause of all life.” Leonardo da Vinci
Life Force, Motive Power, Vital Energy, Cause Of Life, Life Essence, Driving Force
Leonardo da Vinci Life Force, Motive Power, Vital Energy, Cause Of Life, Life Essence, Driving Force“Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory.” Leonardo da Vinci
Theory Practice, Knowledge Foundation, Sound Learning, Practical Application, Balanced Approach
Leonardo da Vinci Theory Practice, Knowledge Foundation, Sound Learning, Practical Application, Balanced Approach“Do not imitate one another’s style. If you do, so far as your art is concerned you will be called a grandson, rather than the son of Nature.” Leonardo da Vinci
Artistic Originality, Imitation Warning, Creative Independence, Artistic Style, Nature’s Influence
Leonardo da Vinci Artistic Originality, Imitation Warning, Creative Independence, Artistic Style, Nature’s Influence“Truth was always but the daughter of time.” Leonardo da Vinci
Truth Unfolding, Time’s Wisdom, Knowledge Revelation, Hidden Truth, Temporal Understanding
Leonardo da Vinci Truth Unfolding, Time’s Wisdom, Knowledge Revelation, Hidden Truth, Temporal Understanding“If you do not rest on the good foundation of nature, you will labour with little honor and less profit.” Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Foundation, Hard Work, Self-Development, Productive Effort, Labor Success
Leonardo da Vinci Nature Foundation, Hard Work, Self-Development, Productive Effort, Labor Success“A man was desired to rise from bed because the sun was already up. He replied: “If I had as far to go and as much to do as he has, I should be up by now; but having but a little way to go, I shall not get up yet.”” Leonardo da Vinci
Laziness Explanation, Morning Routine, Human Habits, Motivation Factors, Energy Levels
Leonardo da Vinci Laziness Explanation, Morning Routine, Human Habits, Motivation Factors, Energy Levels“The mole has very small eyes and it always lives under ground; and it lives as long as it is in the dark but when it comes into the light it dies immediately, because it becomes known; – and so it is with lies.” Leonardo da Vinci
Truth vs Lies, Deception Metaphor, Hidden Reality, Life in Darkness, Revealed Truth
Leonardo da Vinci Truth vs Lies, Deception Metaphor, Hidden Reality, Life in Darkness, Revealed Truth