To me it seems that those sciences are vain and full of error which are not born of experience, mother of all certainty, first-hand experience which in its origins, or means, or end has passed through one of the five senses. And if we doubt the certainty of everything which passes through the senses, how much more ought we to doubt things contrary to these senses – ribelli ad essi sensi – such as the existence of God or of the soul or similar things over which there is always dispute and contention. And in fact it happens that whenever reason is wanting men to cry out against one another, which does not happen with certainties. For this reason we shall say that where the cry of controversy is heard, there is no true science, because the truth has one single end and when this is published, argument is destroyed for ever.
Leonardo da VinciTag: science experience universal-truths religious
Details make perfection, and perfection is not a detail.
Leonardo da VinciHaving wandered some distance among gloomy rocks, I came to the entrance of a great cavern ... Two contrary emotions arose in me: fear and desire--fear of the threatening dark cavern, desire to see whether there were any marvelous things in it.
Leonardo da VinciA wave is never found alone, but is mingled with the other waves.
Leonardo da VinciJust as a well-filled day brings blessed sleep, so a well-employed life brings a blessed death.
Leonardo da VinciHow may paintings have preserved the image of a divine beauty which in its natural manifestation has been rapidly overtaken by time or death. Thus, the work of the painter is nobler than that of nature, its mistress.
Leonardo da VinciThe draperies that clothe figures must show that they are inhabited by these figures, enveloping them neatly to show the posture and motion of such figures, and avoiding the confusion of many folds, especially over the prominent parts, so that these may be evident
Leonardo da VinciThe worst evil which can befall the artist is that his work should appear good in his own eyes.
Leonardo da VinciWisdom is the daughter of experience
Leonardo da VinciTag: wisdom experience knowledge
He who can copy can do.
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