I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master.
Heaven-born, the soul a heavenward course must hold beyond the world she soars the wise man, I affirm, can find no rest in that which perishes, nor will he lend his heart to ought that doth time depend.
What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful that the garment with which it is clothed
Lord grant that I might always desire more than I can accomplish.
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.
If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.
The idea is there, locked inside, and all you have to do is remove the excess stone.
I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
Trifles go to make perfection,
And perfection is no trifle.