Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

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Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.

Just as iron rusts from disuse, even so does inaction spoil the intellect.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the...

I have learned from an early age to abjured the use of meat, and the...

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap...

Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation... even so does inaction sap...

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.

Remember that happiness is a way of travel -- not a destination

Remember that happiness is a way of travel -- not a destination

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

Life well spent is long.

Life well spent is long.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

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

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

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's...

A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's...

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...

Experience does not ever err; it is only your judgment that errs in promising itself...

Experience does not ever err; it is only your judgment that errs in promising itself...

Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!

Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

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 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...