Author: Michelangelo

Quotes

I am still learning.

I am still learning.

- Michelangelo

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

- Michelangelo

The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.

The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.

- Michelangelo

The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

- Michelangelo

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

- Michelangelo

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

- Michelangelo

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.

- Michelangelo

Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.

Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.

- Michelangelo

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven.

- Michelangelo

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