Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things.
Art is a shadow of Divine perfection.
Do not fret, for God did not create us to abandon us.
Lord free me of myself, so I can please you!
I couldn't give you something mediocre even if that's all you asked for.
So now, from this mad passion Which made me take art for an idol and a king I have learnt the burden of error that it bore And what misfortune springs from man's desire... The world's frivolities have robbed me of the time That I was given for reflecting upon God.