Old age takes in part savoury wisdom for its food – see to that your old age will not lack in nourishment.
Leonardo da Vinci
Wisdom and Age, Nourishment in Old Age, Aging and Knowledge, Experience in Later Years, Wisdom in Life
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“Darkness is absence of light. Shadow is diminution of light.” Leonardo da Vinci
Darkness and Light, Shadow and Light, Visual Perception, Absence of Light, Light and Dimming
Leonardo da Vinci Darkness and Light, Shadow and Light, Visual Perception, Absence of Light, Light and Dimming“The human being, creature of eyes, needs the image.” Leonardo da Vinci
Visual Necessity, Image Creation, Human Perception, Artistic Vision, Eye Power
Leonardo da Vinci Visual Necessity, Image Creation, Human Perception, Artistic Vision, Eye Power“The painter who is familiar with the nature of the sinews, muscles, and tendons, will know very well, in giving movement to a limb, how many and which sinews cause it; and which muscle, by swelling, causes the contraction of that sinew; and which sinews, expanded into the thinnest cartilage, surround and support the said muscle.” Leonardo da Vinci
Anatomy Knowledge, Artistic Skill, Body Mechanics, Muscle Movement, Artistic Mastery
Leonardo da Vinci Anatomy Knowledge, Artistic Skill, Body Mechanics, Muscle Movement, Artistic Mastery“Make yourself a master of perspective, then acquire perfect knowledge of the proportions of men and other animals.” Leonardo da Vinci
Perspective Mastery, Proportion Knowledge, Artistic Skill, Drawing Precision, Visual Expertise
Leonardo da Vinci Perspective Mastery, Proportion Knowledge, Artistic Skill, Drawing Precision, Visual Expertise“O mighty and once living instrument of formative nature. Incapable of availing thyself of thy vast strength thou hast to abandon a life of stillness and to obey the law which God and time gave to procreative nature.” Leonardo da Vinci
Formative Nature, Life Strength, Natural Laws, Divine Law, Creative Forces
Leonardo da Vinci Formative Nature, Life Strength, Natural Laws, Divine Law, Creative Forces“Just as food eaten without appetite is a tedious nourishment, so does study without zeal damage the memory by not assimilating what it absorbs.” Leonardo da Vinci
Study Passion, Zeal Learning, Memory Impact, Appetite Comparison, Enthusiastic Learning, Tedious Absorption
Leonardo da Vinci Study Passion, Zeal Learning, Memory Impact, Appetite Comparison, Enthusiastic Learning, Tedious Absorption“Nothing is so much to be feared as Evil Report.” Leonardo da Vinci
Fear Gossip, Evil Reports, Harmful Rumors, Reputation Protection, Gossip Dangers, Negative Influence
Leonardo da Vinci Fear Gossip, Evil Reports, Harmful Rumors, Reputation Protection, Gossip Dangers, Negative Influence“The wisest and noblest teacher is nature itself.” Leonardo da Vinci
Nature Wisdom, Noble Teacher, Life Lessons, Natural Learning, Environmental Teachings, Nature Guidance
Leonardo da Vinci Nature Wisdom, Noble Teacher, Life Lessons, Natural Learning, Environmental Teachings, Nature Guidance“Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it.” Leonardo da Vinci
Mind Discipline, Small Spaces, Creative Focus, Mental Clarity, Productive Environment
Leonardo da Vinci Mind Discipline, Small Spaces, Creative Focus, Mental Clarity, Productive Environment“The mind that engages in subjects of too great variety becomes confused and weakened.” Leonardo da Vinci
Mental Focus, Cognitive Clarity, Weakened Mind, Thought Overload, Intellectual Balance
Leonardo da Vinci Mental Focus, Cognitive Clarity, Weakened Mind, Thought Overload, Intellectual Balance“Poetry is superior to painting in the presentation of words, and painting is superior to poetry in the presentation of facts. For this reason I judge painting to be superior to poetry.” Leonardo da Vinci
Poetry vs Painting, Artistic Expression, Visual Art, Creative Judgment, Artistic Comparison
Leonardo da Vinci Poetry vs Painting, Artistic Expression, Visual Art, Creative Judgment, Artistic Comparison“While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die.” Leonardo da Vinci
Life Reflection, Existential Thought, Learning Process, Personal Growth, Death Awareness
Leonardo da Vinci Life Reflection, Existential Thought, Learning Process, Personal Growth, Death Awareness“Whoever despises the high wisdom of mathematics nourishes himself on delusion and will never still the sophistic sciences whose only product is an eternal uproar.” Leonardo da Vinci
Mathematical Wisdom, Intellectual Delusion, Sophistic Sciences, Deluded Knowledge, Rational Thought
Leonardo da Vinci Mathematical Wisdom, Intellectual Delusion, Sophistic Sciences, Deluded Knowledge, Rational Thought“The moment is timeless.” Leonardo da Vinci
Eternal Now, Moment Essence, Timeless Present, Infinite Second, Present Awareness, Fleeting Eternity
Leonardo da Vinci Eternal Now, Moment Essence, Timeless Present, Infinite Second, Present Awareness, Fleeting Eternity“Weight, force and casual impulse, together with resistance, are the four external powers in which all the visible actions of mortals have their being and their end.” Leonardo da Vinci
External Forces, Physical Impulse, Human Actions, Weight and Force, Life’s Forces
Leonardo da Vinci External Forces, Physical Impulse, Human Actions, Weight and Force, Life’s Forces“A bird is an instrument working according to mathematical law, which instrument it is within the capacity of man to reproduce with all its movements.” Leonardo da Vinci
Bird Mechanics, Mathematical Laws, Movement Reproduction, Engineering Inspiration, Human Capacity
Leonardo da Vinci Bird Mechanics, Mathematical Laws, Movement Reproduction, Engineering Inspiration, Human Capacity“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“All sciences are vain and full of errors that are not born of Experience, the mother of all Knowledge.” Leonardo da Vinci
Scientific Errors, Experience Knowledge, Knowledge Limits, Error-filled Science, Learning Process
Leonardo da Vinci Scientific Errors, Experience Knowledge, Knowledge Limits, Error-filled Science, Learning Process