Michelangelo Buonarroti

"I would create if I knew my creations would survive one day."

"To attain knowledge, add things every day; to attain wisdom, remove things every day."

"The truth is like a lion; you do not have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."

"Every man has his own genius and unique gifts to contribute."

"Genius is eternal patience."

"The bonds of love are stronger than the bonds of fear."

"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of all wisdom and knowledge."

"A man may have genius, but he is not much use unless he works."

"The man who has made no enemies has made no difference in the world."

"Believe nothing until you have seen it for yourself."

"The human form is the most noble expression of divine creation."

"I have just enough time to finish my work before I die."

"The greatest human achievement is not conquest but creation."

"In the heart of every man there is a sculptor with hammer and chisel."

"Talent is a flame, genius is a fire."

"Man is the measure of all things, and God is the creator of man."

"Rest when you're weary, but never abandon your work."

"The path to perfection is paved with discarded sketches."

"A sculptor must have the eyes of an eagle and the hands of a woman."

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious."

"I am the way, the truth, and my art is eternal."

"The seed of great art lies in the soil of human emotion."

"God hides things by putting them all around us."

"The greatest works of art are those that challenge the viewer's soul."

"Life is short, but the art created in life can be eternal."

"To love another person is to see them as God intended them to be."

"The artist's hand must follow the vision of the heart."