Wisdom is the daughter of experience. — Leonardo da Vinci · Smartyfair

Wisdom is the daughter of experience.

Leonardo da Vinci1452–1519 · artist · 1400s-1500s ItalyLeonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance genius who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper while also filling notebooks with inventive sketches of flying machines, anatomy, and engineering ideas centuries ahead of his time.4 quotes

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You get wise by doing things, not just by hearing about them.

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How sure this is: 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (Jean Paul Richter trans., 1883), Philosophical Maxims section.
Sources checked: en.wikiquote.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 20 August 2026Sourced section, Philosophical Maxims, names The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883)

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