Quote of Leonardo da Vinci - Human subtlety will never devise an...
Biography - Leonardo da Vinci:
Italian Renaissance polymath.
Born: 1452 - Died: 1519
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Italy
Born: 1452 - Died: 1519
Period:
16th century
15th century
Place of birth: Italy
Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous.
Translation
(French, German)
See also...
Quotes about simplicity:
Out of clutter find simplicity ; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.
Quotes about nature:
Quotes about beauty:
Leonardo da Vinci also said...
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