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Leonardo da Vinci — Portrait after a picture by Attributed to Francesco Melzi (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

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Leonardo da Vinci

Italian Renaissance polymath

1452–1519

36 quotes, most often on Truth & Lies, Life & Death and Art. Part of the Scientists collection.

Fire is to represent truth because it destroys all sophistry and lies; and the mask is for lying and falsehood which conceal truth.
X Studies and Sketches for Pictures and Decorations
- Truth & Lies
Truth was the only daughter of Time.
XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.
- Time
- Truth & Lies
To lie is so vile, that even if it were in speaking well of godly things it would take off something from God’s grace; and Truth is so excellent, that if it praises but small things they become noble.
XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.
- Truth & Lies
Man has much power of discourse which for the most part is vain and false; animals have but little, but it is useful and true, and a small truth is better than a great lie.
XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.
- Animals
- Truth & Lies

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