Michelangelo Buonarroti

"Beauty exists within every rough stone; one must only know how to see it."

"The will of God is expressed through the hands of man."

"Pride in one's work is not vanity; it is the mark of excellence."

"To create is to commune with the infinite."

"Anger is only one letter away from danger; both require immediate attention."

"The human spirit is capable of unlimited transformation."

"Success is reserved for those who refuse to accept defeat."

"In the marble I seek the eternal form that God has placed there."

"The greatest tragedy is not failure, but the failure to attempt."

"I am no more immortal than my works are beautiful."

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."

"Nature is the supreme teacher; all art flows from her lessons."

"To forgive is human; to hold grudges is to imprison oneself."

"The body reveals what the mind conceals."

"Every moment not spent creating is a moment lost to mediocrity."

"Knowledge without application is merely theory; it is not yet wisdom."

"The foundation of all art is truth, and the art of truth is beauty."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in spite of it."

"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."

"In every man sleeps a prophet, and when he wakes he is weak."

"Justice is the virtue of giving each person what they deserve."

"The voice of the people is often the voice of God."

"To be truly alive is to be engaged in the act of creation."

"Greatness is not a gift; it is a habit formed through practice."

"The monument to man's achievement is written in his art."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the presence of harmony."

"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures."

"The greatest gift God gave man is the capacity to create."

"Time is the greatest teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its students."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."