I hope that I may always desire more than I can accomplish. hope
I live and love in God's peculiar light. faith & God
Death and love are the two wings that bear the good man to heaven. death & being good
Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle. art
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free. imagination
The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection. art & work
A man paints with his brains and not with his hands. art
I have never felt salvation in nature. I love cities above all. nature
I am still learning. learning
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
The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself. being alone & best
Faith in oneself is the best and safest course. best & faith
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
Genius is eternal patience. patience
I cannot live under pressures from patrons, let alone paint. being alone
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