All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

Topics: Beginning Quotes, Knowledge Quotes

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and...

I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and...

Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labor

Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labor

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Wisdom is the daughter of experience.

Wisdom is the daughter of experience.

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

The poet ranks far below the painter in the representation of visible things, and far...

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

People react to fear, not love- they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

People react to fear, not love- they don't teach that in Sunday School, but it's...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People...

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are...

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are...

Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you...

Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you...

The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case...

The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case...

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of...

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of...

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a...

He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a...

I have wasted my hours.

I have wasted my hours.

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to...

Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to...

Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going...

Experiencing life through a book can help you learn without all the pain of going...

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Man is nature's sole mistake.

Man is nature's sole mistake.

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name...

Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name...