I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.
Michelangelo
It is well with me only when I have a chisel in my hand.
Michelangelo
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
If people only knew how hard I work to gain my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.
Michelangelo
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?
Michelangelo
Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.
Michelangelo
Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle.
Michelangelo
Genius is eternal patience.
Michelangelo
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.