The discovery of a good wine is increasingly better for mankind than the discovery of a new star.
Leonardo da VinciYou must grow in patience when you meet with great wrongs, and they will then be powerless to vex your mind.
Leonardo da VinciWhen the sun is covered by clouds, objects are less conspicuous, because there is little difference between the light and shade of the trees and the buildings being illuminated by the brightness of the atmosphere which surrounds the objects in such a way that the shadows are few, and these few fade away so that their outline is lost in haze.
Leonardo da Vinci