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 equa…

- Benvenuto Cellini

Cats of good breed hunt better fat than lean.

- Benvenuto Cellini

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 …

- Benvenuto Cellini

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

- Benvenuto Cellini

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

- Benvenuto Cellini

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

- Benvenuto Cellini

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

- Benvenuto Cellini

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

- Benvenuto Cellini

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