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The greatest risk to man is not that he aims to high and misses, but that he aims to low and hits.
Michelangelo
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Michelangelo
Age: 88 †
Born: 1475
Born: March 6
Died: 1564
Died: February 18
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It is well with me only when I have a chisel in my hand.
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The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
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Do not fret, for God did not create us to abandon us.
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It is not sufficient merely to be a great master in painting and very wise, but I think that it is necessary for the painter to be very moral in his mode of life, or even, if such were possible, a saint, so that the Holy Spirit may inspire his intellect.
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The sculpture is already complete within the marble block, before I start my work. It is already there, I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.
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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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Good painting is nothing else but a copy of the perfections of God and a reminder of His painting. Finally, good painting is a music and a melody which intellect only can appreciate, and with great difficulty.
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I live in sin, to kill myself I live no longer my life my own, but sin's my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived.
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The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone.
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Do you know that women who are chaste remain much fresher than those who are not?
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I sometimes set myself thinking and imagining that I find amongst men but one single art or science, and that is drawing or painting, all others being members proceeding therefrom.
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Lord free me of myself, so I can please you!
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The great tragedy of life is not that people set their sights too high and fail to achieve their goals but that they set their sights too low and do.
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Is it any wonder, since, when near the fire, I was melted and burned, if now that it's extinguished outside me, it besets and consumes me inside, and bit by bit reduces me to ashes?
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In my opinion painting should be considered excellent in proportion as it approaches the effect of relief, while relief should be considered bad in proportion as it approaches the effect of painting.
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A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.
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True art is made noble and religious by the mind producing it.
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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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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.
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A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.
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