Michelangelo

I am not a thief. I am an honest man.

I am a man of my own honor.

The best artist has that thought alone Which in the marble lies imprisoned still; To break the stone, the hand which serves the brain Is all that can achieve the artist's will.

I am not a coward. I am a man of courage.

I am a man of my own strength.

If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master.

To know is not enough; we must apply. To be willing is not enough; we must do.

The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention.

What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot feel the bond of love?

From the highest to the lowest, all are but instruments in the hand of God.

I am a poor man and of little worth, who is toiling in the vineyard of the Lord.

My greatest fear is that I will not be able to finish what I have started.

The soul, by its nature, is drawn to beauty, and beauty is the reflection of God.

Heaven is where the heart is.

The hand that works, works with the mind.

The mind is the pilot of the soul.

The divine spark is in all of us.

Life is a journey, not a destination.

The soul is immortal and imperishable.

Beauty is the mirror of the soul.