Leonardo da Vinci
Italian · 1452–1519
Painter, sculptor, architect, scientist, and engineer whose insatiable curiosity and inventive imagination made him the archetype of the Renaissance polymath.
Wikipedia ↗“Il più nobile piacere è la gioia di comprendere.”
Italiano
“The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.”
“Io ho sempre sentito l'urgenza del fare. Il sapere non basta; dobbiamo applicare. Il volere non basta; dobbiamo fare.”
Italiano
“I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.”
Widely attributed to Leonardo but not verified in his known manuscripts. Also frequently attributed to Goethe.
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Italiano
Widely attributed to Leonardo, but not verified in his known manuscripts. May originate from a later summary of his design principles.
“L'apprendimento non esaurisce mai la mente.”
Italiano
“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
“La pittura è una poesia che si vede e non si sente, e la poesia è una pittura che si sente e non si vede.”
Italiano
“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”