More quotes by Leonardo da Vinci

"A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light."
"Wisdom is the daughter of experience"
"Make your work to be in keeping with your purpose"
"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."
"Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen."