The sculptor’s hand can only break the spell to free the figures slumbering in the stone. — Michelangelo
The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself. — Michelangelo
It is necessary to keep one’s compass in one’s eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges. — Michelangelo
If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all. — Michelangelo
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. — Michelangelo
In spite of my old age, I do not want to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in him. — Michelangelo
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short — Michelangelo