Benvenuto Cellini Quotes

#1. The laws can't be enforced against the man who is the laws' master.

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#2. 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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#3. 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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#4. 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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#5. Cats of good breed hunt better fat than lean.

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#6. One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it.

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#7. My cruel fate hath warr'd with me in vain
Life, glory, worth, and all unmeasur'd skill
Beauty and grace, themselves in me fulfill
That many I surpass, and to the best attain.

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#8. All works of nature created by God in heaven and on earth are works of sculpture.

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#9. Let everyone witness how many different cards fortune has up her sleeve when she wants to ruin a man.

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#10. Withersoever the wheel of Fortune turns, Virtue stands firm upon her feet.

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#11. When the poor give to the rich, the devil laughs.

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#12. Laws cannot be imposed on him who is the master of the law.

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#13. I assert that the art of sculpture, among all the arts connected with design, is at least seven times greater than any other, for the following reason: why, sir, a statue of true sculpture ought to have seven points of view, which ought all to boast equal excellence.

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