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

Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

Topics: Painting Quotes, Poetry Quotes, Poets Quotes

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

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

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...

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.

Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the...

Art is the Queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the...

Wisdom is the daughter of experience.

Wisdom is the daughter of experience.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

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...

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

The truth of things is the chief nutriment of superior intellects.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

All our knowledge has its origins in our perceptions.

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...

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

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.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

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...

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation

True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

Hey i'd like to daze away to a place no one has known in a...

Hey i'd like to daze away to a place no one has known in a...