“Art is never finished, only abandoned.”
Leonardo da Vinci
This quote is commonly attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but I have not been able to locate a primary source. Use with caution in academic or professional contexts.
“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 Primary source“Wisdom is the daughter of experience.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“He who does not punish evil commands it to be done.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Primary source“He who wishes to be rich in a day will be hanged in a year.”
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“Learning never exhausts the mind.”
— Leonardo da Vinci Disputed“He that never eats too much, will never be lazy.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.”
— Thomas Jefferson Primary source“Never to go on trips with anyone you do not love.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source