More quotes by Leonardo da Vinci

"The acquisition of knowledge is always of use to the intellect, because it may thus drive out useless things and retain the good. For nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first known."
"Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen."
"As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things."
"The knowledge of all things is possible"