Michelangelo Quotes

Michelangelo (Italian - Artist)

 

March 6, 1475 - February 18, 1564

 

ⓒ Wikipedia

 

 

 

A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.

 

 

 

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

 

 

 

Genius is eternal patience.

 

 

 

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.

 

 

 

I am still learning.

 

 

 

I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

 

 

 

The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

 

 

 

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.