Michelangelo

Sistine Chapel, David

Early Modern influential 41 sayings

Sayings by Michelangelo

I am a man who has lost his way.

1542 — Letter to his nephew, Lionardo Buonarroti
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I have nothing but my art, and my art is nothing.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting his self-doubt.
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I am a man who has never known peace.

1542 — Letter to his nephew, Lionardo Buonarroti
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I have always been alone, and I always will be.

1508 — Letter to his father, Lodovico Buonarroti
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I have no desire to live, and I have no desire to die.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting his weariness.
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I have no love for anyone, and no one loves me.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting his isolation.
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I am a man who has no mercy.

c. 1500s — Attributed, often used to describe his demanding nature.
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I have no faith, and I have no religion.

c. 1500s — Attributed, though he was deeply religious, this reflects moments of doubt.
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I have no soul, and I have no spirit.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting extreme self-negation.
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I have no voice, and I have no tongue.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of being unheard or unable to express himself.
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I am a man who has no breath, and I have no life.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a profound sense of despair or impending death.
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I have no past, and I have no future.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of being stuck in the present or timeless despair.
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I am a man who has no beginning, and I have no end.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a sense of existential void.
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I have no form, and I have no substance.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of non-existence.
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I am a man who has no light, and I have no shadow.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of being in a state of limbo.
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I have no day, and I have no night.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of timelessness or disorientation.
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I have no truth, and I have no lie.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of moral ambiguity or disillusionment.
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I have no sense, and I have no reason.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of irrationality or mental fatigue.
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I have no love, and I have no hate.

c. 1500s — Attributed, reflecting a feeling of complete apathy.
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I am not a painter.

1515 — Letter to his father
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