Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.
The sculptor who deals with form seeks to imprison beauty in a marble statue that will withstand the ravages of time during millenniums; but a marble statue is cold and speaks to but a few of the most evolved who are able to infuse the statue with their own life.
Man must do his part and detach himself from created things.
The real artist has no idea that he is sacrificing himself for art. He does what he does for one reason and one reason only-he can't help doing it.
A sculptor wields The chisel, and the stricken marble grows To beauty.
A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.
The best of artists has no conception that the marble alone does not contain within itself.
You can suffer for your art, and you can make your own self suffer for your art. You don't need anyone else to do it for you.
When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself.
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 the figures slumbering in the stone.