Art lives on constraint and dies of freedom.

There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.

I am always learning.

If you knew how much work went into it, you wouldn't call it genius.

With few words I shall make thee understand my soul.

Genius is eternal patience.

Lord, grant that I may always desire more than I can accomplish.

Beauty is the purgation of superfluities.

Gazing at beautiful things acts on my soul.

I criticise by creation, not by finding fault.

I couldn't give you something mediocre even if that's all you asked for.

Sculpture is made by taking away, while painting is made by adding.

Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.

Do not fret, for God did not create us to abandon us.

Art is a shadow of Divine perfection.

If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn't seem so wonderful at all.

Your greatness is measured by your horizons.

The idea is there locked inside. All you have to do is remove the excess stone.

No great work of art is ever finished.