“ Many a time will one man be seen as three and all three move together, and often the most real one quits him. ”
Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci (1478 – 1519). copy citation
| Author | Leonardo da Vinci |
|---|---|
| Source | The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci |
| Topic | time |
| Date | 1478 – 1519 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Jean Paul Richter in 1888 |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5000/pg5000-images.html |
Context
“And exactly as the one moves the other moves; but what seems so wonderful is the variety of height they assume.
* (Of our Shadow cast by the Sun, and our Reflection in the Water at one and the same time.) *
Many a time will one man be seen as three and all three move together, and often the most real one quits him.
* (Of wooden Chests which contain great Treasures.) *
Within walnuts and trees and other plants vast treasures will be found, which lie hidden there and well guarded.
* (Of putting out the Light when going to Bed.)”
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