Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

Reference > Quotations > John Bartlett, comp. > Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. > Michelangelo Buonarroti

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Michelangelo Buonarroti. (1475–1564)

As when, O lady mine!
With chiselled touch
The stone unhewn and cold
Becomes a living mould.
The more the marble wastes,
The more the statue grows.

Sonnet.