Experience, the interpreter between formative nature and the human race, teaches how that nature acts among mortals; and being constrained by necessi… - Leonardo da Vinci

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Engraved portrait of Leonardo da Vinci, facing left

Experience, the interpreter between formative nature and the human race, teaches how that nature acts among mortals; and being constrained by necessity cannot act otherwise than as reason, which is its helm, requires her to act.

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About Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, inventor, engineer, sculptor, and musician. His best known painting is the Mona Lisa.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Attributed to Francesco Melzi (Public domain / CC0)

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Alternative Names: Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Leonard Léonard Leonardo Da Vinci

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