The spirit has no voice, because where there is a voice there is a body, and where there is a body space is occupied, and this prevents the eye from seeing what is placed behind that space; hence the surrounding air is filled by the body, that is by its image.


The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Richter, 1888) - XIX Philosophical Maxims. Morals. Polemics and Speculations.

Leonardo da Vinci Quotes

The spirit has no voice, because where there is a voice there is a body, and where there is a body space is occupied, and this prevents the eye from...

The spirit has no voice, because where there is a voice there is a body, and where there is a body space is occupied, and this prevents the eye from...

The spirit has no voice, because where there is a voice there is a body, and where there is a body space is occupied, and this prevents the eye from...

The spirit has no voice, because where there is a voice there is a body, and where there is a body space is occupied, and this prevents the eye from...