Leonardo da Vinci on Health
Browse 5 quotations attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, catalogued under health, with dates where available.
This page displays 5 quotations attributed to Leonardo da Vinci and filed under "health" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, entry #42379: "A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deeper shadow."
Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, entry #206180: "A luminous body when obscured by a dense atmosphere will appear smaller; as may be seen by the moon or sun veiled by fogs."
5 Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci on Health
"A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deeper shadow."
"A luminous body when obscured by a dense atmosphere will appear smaller; as may be seen by the moon or sun veiled by fogs."
"Our body is dependent on heaven and heaven on the Spirit."
"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."
"A single and distinct luminous body causes stronger relief in the object than a diffused light; as may be seen by comparing one side of a landscape illuminated by the sun, and one overshadowed by clouds, and so illuminated only by the diffused light of the atmosphere."