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You don't get into trouble because of the things you don't know. It is the things you don't know you don't know that really get you into a mess.

You don't get into trouble because of the things you don't know. It is the things you don't know you don't know that really get you into a mess.

Leonardo da Vinci
Wisdom, Trouble, Mess

The moment is timeless.

Leonardo da Vinci
Moments, Timeless

As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death.

Leonardo da Vinci
Inspirational, Life, Happiness
Codice Trivulziano 281

Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel.

Leonardo da Vinci
Marriage, Funny Love, Funny Relationship

Principles for the Development of a Complete Mind: Study the science of art. Study the art of science. Develop your senses- especially learn how to see. Realize that everything connects to everything else.

Leonardo da Vinci
Art, Mind, Principles

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Leonardo da Vinci
Art, Mislead Us, Joy

Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose

Leonardo da Vinci
Inspirational, Motivational, Business
Leonardo (da Vinci) (1938). “The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci”

Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.

Leonardo da Vinci
Art, Creativity, Drawing

The greater the man's soul, the deeper he loves.

Leonardo da Vinci
Men, Soul, Deeper

He who never puts his trust in any man will never be deceived.

Leonardo da Vinci
Breakup, Men, Deceived
Leonardo (da Vinci) (1957). “Notebooks”

He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.

Leonardo da Vinci
Motivational, Character, Years
Leonardo Da Vinci, General Press (2016). “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”, p.444, GENERAL PRESS

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout.

Leonardo da Vinci
Life, Humble, Passion

It is ill to praise, and worse to blame, the thing which you do not understand.

Leonardo da Vinci
Understanding, Blame, Praise
Leonardo da Vinci (2013). “Life, art and science, the thoughts of Leonardo”, p.67, Lulu.com

It is useful to constantly observe, note, and consider.

Leonardo da Vinci
Notes

It's easier to resist at the beginning than at the end.

Leonardo da Vinci
Happiness, Leadership, Procrastination
Leonardo Da Vinci (1938). “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”

People of higher talent work, even if they seem to do nothing

Leonardo da Vinci
People, Aries, Talent

Who would believe that so small a space could contain the images of all the universe?

Leonardo da Vinci
Nature, Travel, Believe
Leonardo da Vinci (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated)”, p.1150, Delphi Classics

Learn diligence before speedy execution.

Leonardo da Vinci
Execution, Diligence, Application
Trevor J. Fairbrother, Chiyo Ishikawa, Leonardo (Da Vinci.) (1997). “Leonardo Lives: The Codex Leicester and Leonardo Da Vinci's Legacy of Art and Science : [catalog of an Exhibition Held at the Seattle Art Museum, October 23, 1997, to January 4, 1998]”, University of Washington Press

There is no higher or lower knowledge, but one only, flowing out of experimentation.

Leonardo da Vinci
Higher, Experimentation

Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master.

Leonardo da Vinci
Inspirational, Education, Teacher
Leonardo (da Vinci) (1957). “Notebooks”

As you cannot do what you want, Want what you can do

Leonardo da Vinci
Inspirational, Life, Passion

The days are long enough for those who use them.

Leonardo da Vinci
Long, Use, Enough

The artist sees what others only catch a glimpse of.

Leonardo da Vinci
Artist, Glimpse

Patience serves as a protection against wrongs as clothes do against cold. For if you put on more clothes as the cold increases, it will have no power to hurt you. So in like manner you must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.

Leonardo da Vinci
Inspirational, Patience, Hurt
Leonardo (da Vinci) (1957). “Notebooks”

Oysters open completely when the moon is full; and when the crab sees one it throws a piece of stone or seaweed into it and the oyster cannot close again so that it serves the crab for meat. Such is the fate of him who opens his mouth too much and thereby puts himself at the mercy of the listener.

Leonardo da Vinci
Fate, Moon, Oysters
"The 48 Laws of Power". Book by Robert Greene ( p. 33), 2000.

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