michelangelo

“ Take care of yourself, and watch out for those you have to watch out for, for one does not die more than once, and nobody returns to put right the things done wrong. ”

“ 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 noble heart finds most in starlike eyes. ”

“ I believe there are many poor and noble families in Florence with whom it would be a charity to become allied, even if there were no dowry, because there would also be no pride. ”

“ Dear to me is sleep: still more, being made of stone, while pain and guilt still linger here below, blindness and numbness--these please me alone; Then do not wake me, keep your voices low. ”

“ The best artist has that thought alone which is contained within the marble shell; only the sculptor's hand can break the spell to free the figures. ”

“ Faith in oneself is the best and safest course. ”

“ Why do you send fools to judge my work? ”

“ Every beauty which is seen here by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all are come. ”

“ Draw, Antonio; draw, Antonio; draw and dont waste time. ”