It is better to imitate ancient than modern work.... -Leonardo da Vinci

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It is better to imitate ancient than modern work.

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Leonardo da Vinci Quotes to Explore

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see....
Tears come from the heart and not from the brain....
Men of lofty genius sometimes accomplish the most when they work least, for their minds are occupied with their ideas and the perfection of their conc...
The natural desire of good men is knowledge....
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active....
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions....
Marriage is like putting your hand into a bag of snakes in the hope of pulling out an eel....
I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have....
Who sows virtue reaps honor....
The smallest feline is a masterpiece....

Work Quotes to Explore

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work....
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around....
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it....
It is better to imitate ancient than modern work....
I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success....
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work....
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard....
I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long-term, because a lot of invention doesn't work. If you're ...
Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn't mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you ...
I'm just not a guy that loves to eat. I love to work and love to work out. I think I go against all the nutritionists who say you need to do this or n...