Leonardo da Vinci

I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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

— Leonardo da Vinci

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Art is never finished, only abandoned. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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

— Leonardo da Vinci

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A well-spent day brings happy sleep. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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

— Leonardo da Vinci

#been #die #how #i #learning

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

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

— Leonardo da Vinci

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