"Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold; beyond the world she soars; the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which perishes, nor will he lend his heart to aught that doth on time depend."
"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."
"If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master."
"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection."
"Defend my dead painting<br>now, Giovanni, and my honor<br>not being in a good place nor I a painter."
"Trifles make perfection - and perfection is no trifle."
"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."
"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."
"What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful that the garment with which it is clothed?"
"Genius is eternal patience."
"Faith in oneself is the best and safest course."
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."
"Beauty is the purgation of superfluities."
"The greater danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it."
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free."
"If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master."
"Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold; beyond the world she soars; the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which perishes, nor will he lend his heart to aught that doth on time depend."
"What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful that the garment with which it is clothed?"
"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all."
"Trifles make perfection - and perfection is no trifle."
"Faith in oneself is the best and safest course."
"Beauty is the purgation of superfluities."
"The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection."
"Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish."
"Genius is eternal patience."