It seems that it had been destined before that I should occupy myself so thoroughly with the vulture, for it comes to my mind as a very early memory, when I was still in the cradle, a vulture came down to me, he opened my mouth with his tail and struck me a few times with his tail against my lips.
Leonardo da Vinci
Vulture Memory, Early Influence, Destiny Fulfilled, Childhood Memory, Life Symbolism
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“When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.” Leonardo da Vinci
Flowing Time, Stream Touch, Past Present, Time Reflections, Continuity Moments, Water Lessons
Leonardo da Vinci Flowing Time, Stream Touch, Past Present, Time Reflections, Continuity Moments, Water Lessons“Happy will they be who lend ear to the words of the dead.” Leonardo da Vinci
Wisdom Legacy, Listening Skills, Timeless Knowledge, Ancestral Teachings, Dead Wisdom, Reverence Lessons
Leonardo da Vinci Wisdom Legacy, Listening Skills, Timeless Knowledge, Ancestral Teachings, Dead Wisdom, Reverence Lessons“Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!” Leonardo da Vinci
Ignorance and Knowledge, Awareness, Human Condition, Blindness to Truth, Call to Awareness
Leonardo da Vinci Ignorance and Knowledge, Awareness, Human Condition, Blindness to Truth, Call to Awareness“The color of the object illuminated partakes of the color of that which illuminates it.” Leonardo da Vinci
Illumination Color, Light Reflection, Object Influence, Visual Perception, Color Source, Light Effect
Leonardo da Vinci Illumination Color, Light Reflection, Object Influence, Visual Perception, Color Source, Light Effect“What is fair in men, passes away, but not so in art.” Leonardo da Vinci
Transient Beauty, Art Timelessness, Human Ephemerality, Artistic Legacy, Lasting Creativity
Leonardo da Vinci Transient Beauty, Art Timelessness, Human Ephemerality, Artistic Legacy, Lasting Creativity“There is nothing that deceives us more than our own judgment when used to give an opinion on our own works. It is sound in judging the work of our enemies but not that of our friends, for hate and love are two of the most powerfully motivating factors found among living things.” Leonardo da Vinci
Self-Judgment, Bias in Criticism, Love and Hate Influence, Objectivity in Judgment, Emotional Bias
Leonardo da Vinci Self-Judgment, Bias in Criticism, Love and Hate Influence, Objectivity in Judgment, Emotional Bias“Wood feeds the fire which burns it.” Leonardo da Vinci
Life Cycle, Destructive Nature, Fire Metaphor, Self-Sustenance, Energy Flow
Leonardo da Vinci Life Cycle, Destructive Nature, Fire Metaphor, Self-Sustenance, Energy Flow“Your brain is much better than you think; just use it!” Leonardo da Vinci
Brain Potential, Mental Power, Cognitive Ability, Self-Belief, Thought Utilization, Mind Growth
Leonardo da Vinci Brain Potential, Mental Power, Cognitive Ability, Self-Belief, Thought Utilization, Mind Growth“Experience never errs; it is only your judgments that err by promising themselves effects such as are not caused by your experiments.” Leonardo da Vinci
Judgment Error, Experiment Learning, Experience Truth, Misguided Promises, Practical Wisdom
Leonardo da Vinci Judgment Error, Experiment Learning, Experience Truth, Misguided Promises, Practical Wisdom“The first object of the painter is to make a flat plane appear as a body in relief and projecting from that plane.” Leonardo da Vinci
Painter Object, Artistic Relief, Visual Depth, Flat Plane, Painting Technique, Art Illusion
Leonardo da Vinci Painter Object, Artistic Relief, Visual Depth, Flat Plane, Painting Technique, Art Illusion“It is the infinite alone that cannot be attained, for if it could it would become finite.” Leonardo da Vinci
Infinite Concept, Limitation Boundaries, Philosophical Thought, Infinite Pursuit, Eternal Search
Leonardo da Vinci Infinite Concept, Limitation Boundaries, Philosophical Thought, Infinite Pursuit, Eternal Search“When Fortune comes, seize her in front with a sure hand, because behind she is bald.” Leonardo da Vinci
Seizing Opportunity, Fortune Symbol, Bald Metaphor, Swift Action, Luck Capture, Grasping Chances
Leonardo da Vinci Seizing Opportunity, Fortune Symbol, Bald Metaphor, Swift Action, Luck Capture, Grasping Chances“He who does not understand the supreme certainty of mathematics is wallowing in confusion.” Leonardo da Vinci
Mathematics Truth, Certainty Understanding, Logical Clarity, Confusion Escape, Mathematical Insight
Leonardo da Vinci Mathematics Truth, Certainty Understanding, Logical Clarity, Confusion Escape, Mathematical Insight“He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.” Leonardo da Vinci
Theory Practice, Knowledge Guidance, Rudder Compass, Practical Learning, Balanced Approach, Knowledge Navigation
Leonardo da Vinci Theory Practice, Knowledge Guidance, Rudder Compass, Practical Learning, Balanced Approach, Knowledge Navigation“It is ordained that to the ambitious, who derive no satisfaction from the gifts of life and the beauty of the world, life shall be a cause of suffering, and they shall possess neither the profit nor the beauty of the world.” Leonardo da Vinci
Ambition Curse, Life Suffering, Beauty Neglect, Dissatisfaction Cost, Ambitious Consequences, Profitless Existence
Leonardo da Vinci Ambition Curse, Life Suffering, Beauty Neglect, Dissatisfaction Cost, Ambitious Consequences, Profitless Existence“Wherever good fortune enters, envy lays siege to the place and attacks it; and when it departs, sorrow and repentance remain behind.” Leonardo da Vinci
Fortune Envy, Envy Effects, Fortune Loss, Human Emotion, Psychological Impact
Leonardo da Vinci Fortune Envy, Envy Effects, Fortune Loss, Human Emotion, Psychological Impact“Nature varies the seed according to the variety of the things she desires to produce in the world.” Leonardo da Vinci
Nature’s Diversity, Seed Variability, Life Creation, Natural Process, Ecological Balance
Leonardo da Vinci Nature’s Diversity, Seed Variability, Life Creation, Natural Process, Ecological Balance“To any white body receiving the light from the sun, or the air, the shadows will be of a bluish cast.” Leonardo da Vinci
Light and Shadow, Visual Perception, Color Effects, Natural Light, Shadow Effects
Leonardo da Vinci Light and Shadow, Visual Perception, Color Effects, Natural Light, Shadow Effects