Leonardo da Vinci

"A man cannot say he loves a woman if he does not love her conversation."

"Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master."

"The depth of feeling determines the height of creation."

"What we know is a drop; what we don't know is an ocean."

"The eye is a window through which the understanding may view the infinite work of nature."

"Fear is the cloud which robs men of their sight."

"Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and brilliant, the answer is only in the knowledge."

"Do not transmit to your children any wealth in gold or silver, but in knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom."

"Time is the infinity of finite creatures."

"Nature never wears the same expression twice."

"The greatest promise of our age is that we are learning to think."

"I thought I was learning to live; I was learning to die."

"Beauty is the purification of excess."

"Art is nothing but applied mathematics."

"Who sows virtue reaps honor."

"The secret to getting ahead is getting started."

"Look and then look again; doubt your first judgment."

"Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve."

"The eye which truly sees is the eye which contemplates."

"I have been impressed with the urgency of writing."

"In every walk of life, one can discover tremendous truths if one looks."

"Thousands of people can talk for one who can think."

"The universe is a great cathedral of nature."

"Those who are inspired by a model take small steps."

"Any barrier that you face is a test of your resolve."

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

"True falsity is only found in words and not in things."

"Everything connects to everything."

"The average human looks without seeing, listens without hearing, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness."

"A life is well spent when one creates lasting beauty."