Benvenuto Cellini Quotes
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I say that the art of sculpture is eight times as great as any other art based on drawing, because a statue has eight views and they must all be equally good.
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Cats of good breed hunt better fat than lean.
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Let everyone witness how many different cards fortune has up her sleeve when she wants to ruin a man.
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All works of nature created by God in heaven and on earth are works of sculpture.
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A painting is merely the image of a tree, a man, or any other object reflected in a fountain. The difference between a painting and sculpture is the difference between a shadow and the thing which casts it.
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The laws can't be enforced against the man who is the laws' master.
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Withersoever the wheel of Fortune turns, Virtue stands firm upon her feet.
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One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it.
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There are many kinds of conceit, but the chief one is to let people know what a very ancient and gifted family one descends from.
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Laws cannot be imposed on him who is the master of the law.
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