Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

Topics: Artist Quotes, Painting Quotes, Poetry Quotes

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

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

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 desire to know is natural to good men.

The desire to know is natural to good men.

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...

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

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...

The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.

The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.

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...

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

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

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

A well-spent day brings happy sleep.

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...

Nothing can be love or hated unless it is first known.

Nothing can be love or hated unless it is first known.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

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...

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned...

For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned...

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...

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

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