The best artist has that thought alone Which is co... -Michelangelo

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.

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Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it....
I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free....
There is no greater harm than that of time wasted....
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