Painting and sculpture, labour and good faith, have been my ruin and I continually go from bad to worse. Better it would have been for me if I had set myself to making matches in my youth. I should not be in such distress of mind.
Michelangelo
Artistic Struggle, Reflective Regret, Emotional Turmoil, Painting, Sculpture, Labour
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Precision | Architectural Principles | Sculpting The Angel | Work | Reveal | Karmic Law | Unlimited Potential | Morality | Inspired Vision | Sculptor | Quality | Ambition | Artistic Liberation | Constructive Creation | Growth | Hard Work | Bittersweet Reflection | Humble Wisdom | Art Through Removal | Spell | More
More Michelangelo Quotes
“To touch is to give life.” Michelangelo
Creative Contact, Life Through Art, Power Of Touch, Touch, Life, Creation
Michelangelo Creative Contact, Life Through Art, Power Of Touch, Touch, Life, Creation“There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.” Michelangelo
Unlimited Potential, Human Creativity, Reflective Growth, Growth, Imagination, Wonder
Michelangelo Unlimited Potential, Human Creativity, Reflective Growth, Growth, Imagination, Wonder“If I love in thee, beloved, only what thou lovest most, do not be angry; for so one spirit is enamoured of another.” Michelangelo
Love, Spirit, Connection, Romance, Relationship, Devotion
Michelangelo Love, Spirit, Connection, Romance, Relationship, Devotion“The great tragedy of life is not that people set their sights too high and fail to achieve their goals but that they set their sights too low and do.” Michelangelo
High Ambition, Life Goals, Tragedy, Success, Aim, Achievement
Michelangelo High Ambition, Life Goals, Tragedy, Success, Aim, Achievement“Beauty depends on purpose. It is in the elements best suited to their purpose or aim that beauty shines forth most strongly.” Michelangelo
Purposeful Beauty, Function Over Form, Inner Aesthetics, Beauty, Purpose, Aim
Michelangelo Purposeful Beauty, Function Over Form, Inner Aesthetics, Beauty, Purpose, Aim“I feast on wine and bread, and feasts they are.” Michelangelo
Simple Pleasures, Celebratory Living, Reflective Gratitude, Feast, Wine, Bread
Michelangelo Simple Pleasures, Celebratory Living, Reflective Gratitude, Feast, Wine, Bread“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.” Michelangelo
Artistic Shadow, Divine Perfection, Work, Art, Shadow, Perfection
Michelangelo Artistic Shadow, Divine Perfection, Work, Art, Shadow, Perfection“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” Michelangelo
Inner Potential, Sculpting Ideas, Unveiling Art, Stone, Sculptor, Discovery
Michelangelo Inner Potential, Sculpting Ideas, Unveiling Art, Stone, Sculptor, Discovery“As you give out, so shall you receive.” Michelangelo
Karmic Law, Reciprocal Giving, Life’s Balance, Giving, Receiving, Karma
Michelangelo Karmic Law, Reciprocal Giving, Life’s Balance, Giving, Receiving, Karma“So take care of your life and take notice and be observant, for the number of widows is always far greater than the number of widowers.” Michelangelo
Life, Observation, Care, Wisdom, Empathy, Reality
Michelangelo Life, Observation, Care, Wisdom, Empathy, Reality“Beauty is the purgation of superfluities.” Michelangelo
Simplified Aesthetics, Creative Refinement, Artistic Wisdom, Beauty, Superfluities, Purgation
Michelangelo Simplified Aesthetics, Creative Refinement, Artistic Wisdom, Beauty, Superfluities, Purgation“The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone.” Michelangelo
Hidden Ideas, Artistic Release, Idea, Stone, Remove, Lock
Michelangelo Hidden Ideas, Artistic Release, Idea, Stone, Remove, Lock“The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.” Michelangelo
Potential Realized, Sculptor's Vision, Artistic Imagination, Creativity, Marble, Transformation
Michelangelo Potential Realized, Sculptor's Vision, Artistic Imagination, Creativity, Marble, Transformation“From such a gentle thing, from such a fountain of all delight, my every pain is born.” Michelangelo
Delight And Pain, Gentle Beauty, Emotional Paradox, Love, Pain, Delight
Michelangelo Delight And Pain, Gentle Beauty, Emotional Paradox, Love, Pain, Delight“I am still learning.” Michelangelo
Lifelong Growth, Humble Wisdom, Continuous Improvement, Learning, Growth, Wisdom
Michelangelo Lifelong Growth, Humble Wisdom, Continuous Improvement, Learning, Growth, Wisdom“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 than the garment with which it is clothed?” Michelangelo
True Nobility, Inner Beauty, Beyond Appearances, Spirit, Nobility, Beauty
Michelangelo True Nobility, Inner Beauty, Beyond Appearances, Spirit, Nobility, Beauty“Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.” Michelangelo
Humorous Wisdom, Lighthearted Reflection, Creative Humor, Forgiveness, Divine, Pizza
Michelangelo Humorous Wisdom, Lighthearted Reflection, Creative Humor, Forgiveness, Divine, Pizza“Only God creates. The rest of us just copy.” Michelangelo
Divine Creation, Human Imitation, God, Create, Copy, Rest
Michelangelo Divine Creation, Human Imitation, God, Create, Copy, Rest