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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci is described in biographical records as an Italian polymath (1452–1519) (1452–1519). The selections gathered here touch on failure, self-mastery, decisions. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.
“You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself…the height of a man’s success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. …And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others.”— Leonardo da Vinci
Biography at a glance
- Profile: Italian polymath (1452–1519)
- Life: 1452–1519
- Quotes in this collection: 5
Life and work
Biographical records connect Leonardo da Vinci with University of Florence. Works associated with Leonardo da Vinci include Adoration of the Magi and Virgin of the Rocks. This collection includes 5 quotations credited to Leonardo da Vinci. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.
Reading the quotations
The selections gathered here touch on failure, self-mastery, decisions. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.