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

~Michelangelo

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The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.

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

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My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness.

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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.

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I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.

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There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

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I am still learning.

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The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Artist

Born: March 6th, 1475

Died: February 18th, 1564

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