Michelangelo

Quotes

• “Many believe - and I believe - that I have been designated for this work by God. In spite of my old age, I do not want t...”
• “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 lon...”
• “Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.”
• “The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”
• “Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle.”
• “A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.”
• “I live and love in God's peculiar light.”