No artist is ahead of his time. He 'is' his time; it is just that others are behind the times.

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

Topics: Art Quotes, Time Quotes

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

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...

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality

Intellectual passion drives out sensuality

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.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

Just as courage imperils life, fear protects it.

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...

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

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

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...

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must...

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...

I have wasted my hours.

I have wasted my hours.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.

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.

Experience is what you got by not having it when you need it.

Experience is what you got by not having it when you need it.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not...

You do ill if you praise, but worse if you censure, what you do not...

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.

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!

I have nothing to declare except my genius.

I have nothing to declare except my genius.