Leonardo da Vinci

"The one who loves the practice of his trade is the one who makes progress."

"In a day, when you don't come across any problems, you can be sure that you are traveling the wrong path."

"Humility is the only true teacher."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"He who is not hungry will not bite."

"Learning never exhausts the mind."

"The eye which sees the open fields is in a state of harmony."

"Whoever in discussion adduces authority uses not intellect but memory."

"Art is the queen of all sciences communicating knowledge to all the generations of the world."

"Water is the driving force of all nature."

"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."

"All knowledge begins with wonder."

"Being outspoken is a character flaw."

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

"While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."

"There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see."

"Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works."

"The natural desire of good men is knowledge."

"A man who does not plan long ahead will find troubles right at his door."

"I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have."

"The desire to know is natural to good men."

"Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false."

"Nature is not cruel, only we are cruel."

"The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me."

"Everything comes to those who wait, except a cat."

"Slow down and everything you are chasing will come around and catch you."

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression."

"To understand the nature of things is necessary for the creation of art."

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece."