Top 10 Quotes & Sayings by Benvenuto Cellini

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Italian sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.

Last updated on November 8, 2024.

Benvenuto Cellini was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author. His best-known extant works include the Cellini Salt Cellar, the sculpture of Perseus with the Head of Medusa, and his autobiography, which has been described as "one of the most important documents of the 16th century."

Italian - Sculptor | November 3, 1500 - February 13, 1571

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

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Cats of good breed hunt better fat than lean.

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

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

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

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

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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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