The mind of the painter should be like a mirror that is filled with as many images as there are things in front of him.

The sun does not move.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding

A painter will produce pictures of little merit if he takes the work of others as a reference.

Our greatest stupidities may be very wise.

The more you know, the more you love.

We know that mistakes are more easily detected in the work of others than himself.

This Book of Quotes includes important phrases by Leonardo da Vinci adapted in corresponding English-Spanish paragraphs. The book is excellent way to read Paragraph by Paragraph Translation as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Spanish paragraph. The paragraphs are not long, so there is no need to do a lot of back and forth to see the English translation and the Spanish text. Leonardo, like his contemporary Christopher Columbus, possessed an insatiable curiosity and desire for discovery of unknown worlds. Only observation, says many times Leonardo, is the key to knowledge and understanding. Throughout his life Leonardo seeks to understand and control the nature. He constructed machines and original installations, built bridges, dissected human bodies and trying to break into the Providence of God. He could be called "Master of everything", everything that exists in the Universe, for his art and his inventions. Leonardo can be called the Son of God.

LEONARDO DA VINCI

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