“Faith in oneself is the best and safest course.”

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”

“Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely.”

“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.”

“The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”

“I created a vision of David in my mind and simply carved away everything that was not David.”

“Perfection is no small thing, but it is made up of small things.”