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If you transmit the rays of the sun through a hole in the shape of a star you will see a beautiful effect of perspective in the spot where the sun's rays fall.

— Leonardo da Vinci The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)

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Things that are separate shall be united and acquire such virtue that they will restore to man his lost memory.

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)

Of the horse I will say nothing because I know the times.

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)

Science is the observation of things possible, whether present or past; prescience is the knowledge of things which may come to pass, though but slowly.

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)

Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye.

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)

Animals will be seen on the earth who will always be fighting against each other with the greatest loss and frequent deaths on each side.

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