“A man is worthy of praise or blame solely on account of those actions which lie within his power to do or not to do.”
Leonardo da Vinci
The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (Primary source)
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci, translated by Jean Paul Richter, is a thematic anthology of Leonardo’s writings on art, science, anatomy, engineering, and philosophy—revealing the genius’s insights, observations, and inventions through his own reflective and analytical prose.
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“Wisdom is the daughter of experience.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“Reprove your friend in secret and praise him openly.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“Necessity is the mistress and guide of nature.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“Any one who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory.”
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“No man ever was glorious who was not laborious.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Those who will not be counselled, cannot be helped.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“My God what would a man do with a woman like that except worship her?”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Half the truth is often a great lie.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary sourceIndividualism Responsibility Praise Action