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“אלוהים, תן לי את הכוח לרצות הרבה מעבר למה שאני יכול להשיג.”
“יצירת אמנות אמיתית אינה אלא צִלה של השלמות האלוהית.”
“דבר אינו גרוע יותר מאשר בזבוז זמן.”
“כשאין ברירה, צריך לחשוב.”
“What do you despise? By this you are truly known.”
“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.”
“The greatest artist has no conception which a single block of white marble does not potentially contain within its mass, but only a hand obedient to the mind can penetrate to this image.”
“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.”
“I am still learning.”
“The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”
“The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.”
“The best artist has that thought alone Which is contained within the marble shell; The sculptor's hand can only break the spell To free the figures slumbering in the stone.”
“My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness.”
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
“I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint.”
“There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.”
“If we have been pleased with life, we should not be displeased with death, since it comes from the hand of the same master.”
“It is well with me only when I have a chisel in my hand.”
“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 to give it up; I work out of love for God and I put all my hope in Him.”
“Genius is eternal patience.”