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Benvenuto Cellini Quotes

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

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

Benvenuto Cellini
Heaven, Sculpture, Earth
"Vita di Benvenuto Cellini" by G. P. Carpani, vol. 3, p. 199, 1821.

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

Benvenuto Cellini
Men, Different, Cards
Benvenuto Cellini (1956). “The Autobiography”

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.

Benvenuto Cellini
Men, Differences, Tree
1547 Letter to Benedetto Varchi.

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.

Benvenuto Cellini
Art, Drawing, Eight

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

Benvenuto Cellini
Responsibility, Discretion
Benvenuto Cellini (1956). “The Autobiography”

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

Benvenuto Cellini
Feet, Wheels, Virtue
Benvenuto Cellini (2010). “The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini: The Five Foot Shelf of Classics, Vol. XXXI (in 51 Volumes)”, p.12, Cosimo, Inc.

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.

Benvenuto Cellini
People, Ancestry, Kind
Benvenuto Cellini (1956). “The Autobiography”

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

Benvenuto Cellini
Law, Political, Politics
Benvenuto Cellini (2014). “The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini”, p.279, Lulu Press, Inc

Cats of good breed hunt better fat than lean.

Benvenuto Cellini
Cat, Pet, Fats
Benvenuto Cellini (1952). “Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini: a Florentine Artist”

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

Benvenuto Cellini
Men, Law, He Man
Benvenuto Cellini (1956). “The Autobiography”

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