Cold Quote by Anonymous

The more the marble wastes, The more the statue grows.

— Michelangelo

The more the marbles wastes, the more the statue grows.

— Michelangelo

“And that is how a self-seeking hotchpotch distorts and debases the very finest social schemes. It is the black vein in white marble; it…

— Victor Hugo

The sculptor who deals with form seeks to imprison beauty in a marble statue that will withstand the ravages of time during millenniums; but…

— Max Heindel

“If she were a delicate ice sculpture, this stunning man was a strong marble statue.”

— J.M. Darhower

A sculptor wields The chisel, and the stricken marble grows To beauty.

— William C. Bryant

“When a rock transforms into a diamond, lesser stones will not speak of its beauty, but speak of its unpolishedness.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

Your work is carved out of agony as a statue is carved out of marble.

— Louise Bogan

Stones become statues, when God becomes commodity

— Charles Elba

In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action.…

— Anonymous

As I descend the stairs, I can’t help brushing my fingers along the unblemished white marble walls. So cold and beautiful. Even in the…

— Suzanne Collins

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…

— Michelangelo