#de

Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. ↗

— Michelangelo

#discover #every #inside #over it #sculptor

I am a poor man and of little worth, who is laboring in that art that God has given me in order to extend my life as long as possible. ↗

— Michelangelo

#art #extend #given #god #i

Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven. ↗

— Michelangelo

#death #good #good man #heaven #love

If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master. ↗

— Michelangelo

#comes #death #displeased #hand #life

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. ↗

— Michelangelo

#always #desire #grant #i #i can

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all. ↗

— Michelangelo

#hard #how #i #knew #mastery

I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. ↗

— Michelangelo

#accomplish #always #desire #i #i can

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. ↗

— Michelangelo

#best #confide #course #most #part

What do you despise? By this you are truly known. ↗

— Michelangelo

#known #truly #you

I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint. ↗

— Michelangelo

#cannot #i #live #paint #patrons