The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. |
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark. |
The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image. |
The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has |
The more the marbles wastes, the more the statue grows. |
The power of one fair face makes my love sublime, for it has weaned my heart from low desires. |
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. |
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. |
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. |
Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle. |
Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. |
Trifles make perfection, but perfection is no trifle. |
What good I have comes from the pure air of your native Arezzo, and also because I sucked in chisels and hammers with my nurse's milk. |
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? |