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In addition to being the painter of one of the world’s most famous paintings, Leonardo da Vinci was also a great philosopher. Here are 15 of his quotes we all should live by:
On Science
“He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may cast.”
On Simplicity
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
On Fame
“Leonardo said that a man who doesn’t become famous is no more than wood smoke in the wind or foam upon the sea. ‘I intend to make a memory of myself in the minds of others’.”
On Materialism
“Men who desire nothing but material riches and are absolutely devoid of the desire for wisdom, which is the sustenance and truly dependable wealth of the mind.”
On Learning
“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.”
On a Well-Spent Day
“As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, a life well spent brings happy death”
