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Michelangelo Quotes

«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.»
«I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.»
Author: Michelangelo | Keywords: Angel, carved, The Angel
«A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.»
Author: Michelangelo | About: Beauty, Pain | Keywords: Beautiful Thing, failing
«In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.»
«Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it»
«Genius is eternal patience.»
Author: Michelangelo | About: Genius
«I live and love in God's peculiar light.»
Author: Michelangelo
«The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms; and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.»
«Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.»
Author: Michelangelo | Keywords: grant
«I feast on wine and bread, and feasts they are.»
Author: Michelangelo | Keywords: feast, feasts

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