I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. imagination
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 long as possible. art & God
Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven. death & good
Faith in oneself is the best and safest course. best & faith
The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself. alone & best
I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint. alone
Genius is eternal patience. patience
I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. hope
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. art & work
Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle. art
I live and love in God's peculiar light. faith & God
I am still learning. learning
I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all. nature
If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master. death
A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. art
Every beauty which is seen here by persons of perception resembles more than anything else that celestial source from which we all are come. beauty