Leonardo da Vinci Quotes
Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.
Da Vinci, Leonardo. The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. Translated by Edward MacCurdy, vol. 1, Reynal & Hitchcock, 1938, p. 60.
This was said by one of the characters in this. It is not certain that Dickens believed it himself. But it represents the views of many people who are concerned about indoctrination in schools.
While all recognize the importance of that critical intellectual skill, few have developed the skill and ability and all of us make errors frequently. Some, however, are and have been better than others.
Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, theorist, engineer, scientist, sculptor and architect. While his fame initially rested on his achievements as a painter, he also became known for his notebooks, in which he made drawings and notes on a variety of subjects, including anatomy, astronomy, botany, cartography, painting, and paleontology. Leonardo's genius epitomized the Renaissance humanist ideal, and his collective works compose a contribution to later generations of artists rivaled only by that of his younger contemporary and fellow founder of the High Renaissance, Michelangelo.
