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If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo
Age: 88 †
Born: 1475
Born: March 6
Died: 1564
Died: February 18
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Michelangelo Bonorotti
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It is well with me only when I have a chisel in my hand.
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After four tortured years, more than 400 over life-sized figures, I felt as old and as weary as Jeremiah. I was only 37, yet friends did not recognize the old man I had become.
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Art is the gift of God, and must be used unto His glory. That in art is highest which aims at this.
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If there is some good in me, it is because I was born in the subtle atmosphere of your country of Arezzo. Along with the milk of my nurse I received the knack of handling chisel and hammer, with which I make my figures.
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I dare affirm that any artist... who has nothing singular, eccentric, or at least reputed to be so, in his person, will never become a superior talent.
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Gazing on beautiful things acts on my soul.
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Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop.
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Serene I fold my hands and wait.
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So take care of your life and take notice and be observant, for the number of widows is always far greater than the number of widowers.
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