Leonardo Da Vinci Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Leonardo Da Vinci quotes, Leonardo Da Vinci sayings, and Leonardo Da Vinci proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active. Leonardo da Vinci
Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. Leonardo da Vinci
There shall be wings! If the accomplishment be not for me, it's for some other. Leonardo da Vinci
A diamond is just a lump of coal that stuck to its job. Leonardo da Vinci
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes, so with time present. Leonardo da Vinci
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
Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory. Leonardo da Vinci
The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind. Leonardo da Vinci
Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence, he is just using his memory. Leonardo da Vinci
Once you have tasted the taste of sky, you will forever look up. Leonardo da Vinci
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel. Leonardo da Vinci
The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. Leonardo da Vinci
A deaf and dumb person who sees two men in conversation may nevertheless understand from the attitudes and gestures of the speakers, how well their discussion is getting along. Leonardo da Vinci
The boundaries of bodies are the least of all things. Leonardo da Vinci
The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide that you are not going to stay where you are. Leonardo da Vinci
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo da Vinci
Medicine is the restoration of discordant elements; sickness is the discord of the elements infused into the living body. Leonardo da Vinci
The greatest deception which men incur proceeds from their opinions. Leonardo da Vinci
Tears come from the heart and not from the brain. Leonardo da Vinci
Wood feeds the fire which burns it. Leonardo da Vinci
Inequality is the cause of all local movements. Leonardo da Vinci
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci
A gray day provides the best light. Leonardo da Vinci
A long life is a life well spent. Leonardo da Vinci
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active. Leonardo da Vinci
The motive power is the cause of all life. Leonardo da Vinci
Every action needs to be prompted by a motive. To know and to will are two operations of the human mind. Discerning, judging, deliberating are acts of the human mind. Leonardo da Vinci
Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness. Leonardo da Vinci
All the bystanders at an event worthy of note adopt various gestures of admiration when contemplating the occurrence. Leonardo da Vinci