Leonardo da Vinci on Language
Browse 4 quotations attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, catalogued under language, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, entry #137396: "In order to prove whether the spirit can speak or not, it is necessary in the first place to define what a voice is and how it is generated."
Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, entry #196589: "Oh! how foul a thing, that we should see the tongue of one animal in the guts of another."
4 Quotes by Leonardo da Vinci on Language
"In order to prove whether the spirit can speak or not, it is necessary in the first place to define what a voice is and how it is generated."
"Oh! how foul a thing, that we should see the tongue of one animal in the guts of another."
"Fa vini potenti e assai, … e ‘l vino vale el più uno soldo il boccale e la libbra della vitella un soldo e ‘l sale 10 dinari, e ‘l simile il burro, ed è la loro libbra 30 once, e l’ova un soldo la soldata. (Modern Italian)"
"Tell me if anything was ever done."