Michelangelo BuonarrotiAs when, O lady mine, With chiselled touch The stone unhewn and cold Becomes a living mould, The more the marble wastes, The more the statue grows.
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When a sculptor chisels a stone, he takes a piece of it and turns it into a masterpiece. The more he works on it, the more it changes. And, if he keeps going, the stone will become a living statue – a thing of beauty that exists forever.
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- AS YOU GIVE OUT SO SHALL YOU RECEIVE.