Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how...

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how...

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and...

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and...

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should...

I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should...

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy...

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy...

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

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

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

Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.

Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness.

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and...

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and...

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

No artist is ahead of his time. He 'is' his time; it is just that...

No artist is ahead of his time. He 'is' his time; it is just that...

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...

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.

The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.

The eye sees a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination awake.

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he...

Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence he...

Nature is full of infinite causes that have never occurred in experience.

Nature is full of infinite causes that have never occurred in experience.

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of...

Lack of loyalty is one of the major causes of failure in every walk of...

Sex: the thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most...

Sex: the thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly,...