"Beyond a doubt truth bears the same relation to falsehood as light to darkness."
- Leonardo da Vinci
Awareness
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
- Leonardo da Vinci
Awareness
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions."
- Leonardo da Vinci
Self-awareness
"If you are alone, you belong entirely to yourself. If you are accompanied by even one companion, you belong only half to yourself or even less in proportion to the thoughtlessness of his conduct, and if you have more than one companion, you will fall more deeply into the same plight."
- Leonardo da Vinci
Self-awareness
"Poor is the pupil who does not surpass his master."
- Leonardo da Vinci
Inspiration
"In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different."
- Coco Chanel
Originality
"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different."
- Coco Chanel
Originality
"Whatever you do, be different – that was the advice my mother gave me, and I can’t think of better advice for an entrepreneur. If you’re different, you will stand out."
- Anita Roddick
Originality
"If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness."
- Therese of Lisieux
Originality
"There was no one near to confuse me, so I was forced to become original."
- Franz Joseph Haydn
Originality