"Human subtlety will never devise an invention..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci

“Science is the captain, and practice the soldiers.”

“Never make heads straight on the shoulders, but turn them aside to the right or to the left, even though they look down, or upward, or straight ahead, because it is necessary for them to look lively and awake and not asleep. And do not depict the front or rear half of the whole person so that too much straightness is displaced, one half above or below the other half; and if you should wish to use stiff figures, do so only in portraying old people.”

“Lust is the cause of generationAppetite is the support of lifeFear or timidity is the prolongation of life, andFraud the preservation of its instruments.”

“One can hardly imagine a more healthful employment, or one more favorable to contemplation and the observation of nature.”

“I do not wonder at a snowflake, a shell, a summer landscape, or the glory of the stars; but at the necessity of beauty under which the universe lies.”

“The bed of flowersLoosens amain,The beauteous snowdropsDroop o'er the plain.The crocus opensIts glowing bud,Like emeralds others,Others, like blood.With saucy gesturePrimroses flare,And roguish violets,Hidden with care;And whatsoeverThere stirs and strives,The Spring's contented,If works and thrives.”

“Life is an aspiration. Its mission is to strive after perfection, which is self-realization. The ideal must not be lowered because of our weaknesses or imperfections.”

“Perfect nonviolence is difficult. It admits to no weakness.”

“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”