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Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo
Age: 88 †
Born: 1475
Born: March 6
Died: 1564
Died: February 18
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Perchance that I might learn what pity is, That I might laugh at erring men no more.
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If the wine is not good, then throw it out!
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No thought is born in me that does not bear the image of death.
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A good artist ought never to allow impatience to overcome his sense of the main end of art - perfection
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