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.


The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Richter, 1888) - I Prolegomena and General Introduction to the Book on Painting

Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

Human subtlety... will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature, because in her inventions nothing is...

Human subtlety... will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature, because in her inventions nothing is...

Human subtlety... will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature, because in her inventions nothing is...

Human subtlety... will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature, because in her inventions nothing is...