Thinkers of the Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci
1452 – 1519
Mathematicsquotes
Leonardo da Vinci (1452) was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance — painter, scientist, engineer, mathematician, and writer.
There will be many which will increase in their destruction.
Christopher Columbus
1451 – 1506
Technologyquotes
Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Genoa who completed four Spanish-based voyages across the Atlantic Ocean sponsored by the Catholic Monarchs, opening the way for the widespread European exploration and colonization of the Americas. His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The Eclipse That Saved Columbus by Ivars Peterson, Science News
Jami
1414 – 1492
Literaturequotes
Joan of Arc
1412 – 1431
Militaryquotes
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War. Stating that she acted under divine guidance, she became a military leader who gained recognition as a savior of France.
Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth.
François Villon
1431 – 1463
Literaturequotes
François Villon is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these experiences in his poems.
Niccolò Machiavelli
1449 – 1527
Philosophyquotes
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treatise The Prince, written around 1513 but not published until 1532, five years after his death. He has often been called the father of modern political philosophy and political science.
A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise.
William Caxton
1422 – 1491
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Nicholas of Cusa
1401 – 1464
Mathematicsquotes
Nicholas of Cusa, also referred to as Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Cusanus, was a German Catholic bishop and polymath active as a philosopher, theologian, jurist, mathematician, and astronomer. One of the first German proponents of Renaissance humanism, he made spiritual and political contributions to European culture. A notable example of this is his mystical or spiritual writings on "learned ignorance", as well as his participation in power struggles between Rome and the German states of the Holy Roman Empire.
Thus, while I am borne to loftiest heights, I behold Thee as Infinity
Words from September 1
"There will be many which will increase in their destruction."
Leonardo da Vinci
1452
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."
Leonardo da Vinci
1452
"The Eclipse That Saved Columbus by Ivars Peterson, Science News"
Christopher Columbus
1451
"Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth."
Joan of Arc
1412
"Children say that people are hanged sometimes for speaking the truth."
Joan of Arc
1412
"A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise."
Niccolò Machiavelli
1449