Browse — The Da Vinci Book of Quotes

"Obstacles cannot crush me. Every obstacle yields to stern resolve."

"I love those who can smile in trouble."

"Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind."

"Obstacles cannot crush me; every obstacle yields to stern resolve. He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."

"He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind."

"Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active."

"Every action needs to be prompted by a motive."

"It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end."

"I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do."

"You can have no dominion greater or less than that over yourself."

"I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men."

"Fix your course to a star and you can navigate any storm."

"He turns not back who is bound to a star."

"Nothing is stronger than habit."

"Threats only frighten the undecided; firm souls make no account of them."

"Every action done in company ought to be done with some sign of living accord."

"The greatest misfortune is when theory outstrips performance."

"I wish to work miracles."