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The image of the sun where it falls appears as a thing which covers the person who attempts to cover it.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)
Shadow is the diminution alike of light and of darkness, and stands between darkness and light.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)
A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deeper shadow.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)
A bird makes the same use of wings and tail in the air as a swimmer does of his arms and legs in the water.
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The atmosphere is blue by reason of the darkness above it because black and white make blue.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)
To manage the large mould make a model of the small mould, make a small room in proportion.
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The air which is struck with most swiftness by the movable thing is compressed to the greatest degree in itself.
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (1938)
The eye can best distinguish the forms of objects when it is placed between the shaded and the illuminated parts.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)
Reserve the great matters till the end, and the small matters give at the beginning.
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Mechanics is the paradise of the mathematical sciences because by means of it one comes to the fruits of mathematics.
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It is ill to praise, and worse to reprimand in matters that you do not understand.
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A luminous body when obscured by a dense atmosphere will appear smaller; as may be seen by the moon or sun veiled by fogs.
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May it please our great Author that I may demonstrate the nature of man and his customs, in the way I describe his figure.
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Sculptured figures which appear in motion, will, in their standing position, actually look as if they were falling forward.
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The properties of the air are such that it may become condensed or rarefied.
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (1938)
Shun those studies in which the work that results dies with the worker.
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)
When the thing taken into union is perfectly adapted to that which receives it, the result is delight and pleasure and satisfaction.
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The senses are of the earth; Reason, stands apart in contemplation.
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You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself.
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The memory of benefits is a frail defence against ingratitude.
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