If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius.
Sculpture is made by taking away, while painting is made by adding.
Do you know that women who are chaste remain much fresher than those who are not?
Gazing on beautiful things acts on my soul.
If it be true that any beautiful thing raises the pure and just desire of man from earth to God, the eternal fount of all, such I believe my love.
Patience is eternal genius