"In rivers, the water that you touch..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci
In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present time.
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“Practice should always be based upon a sound knowledge of theory.”
“Very great charm of shadow and light is to be found in the faces of those who sit in the doors of dark houses. The eye of the spectator sees that part of the face which is in shadow lost in the darkness of the house, and that part of the face which is lit draws its brilliancy from the splendour of the sky. From this intensification of light and shade the face gains greatly in relief and beauty by showing the subtlest shadows in the light part and the subtlest lights in the dark part.”
“He who despises painting has no love for the philosophy in nature.”
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“It is the evening that questions thus from within me.”
“Reason was nowhere, time was an immovable object nailed high on the wall, except where the world kept shop.”
“One wastes so much time, one is so prodigal of life, at twenty! Our days of winter count for double. That is the compensation of the old.”
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“Before the birth of Love, many fearful things took place through the empire of necessity; but when this god was born, all things rose to men.”
“There are theoretical reformers at all times, and all the world over, living on anticipation.”
“I believe from what I can see there is a good chance the shift will happen in humanity before it is too late.”