The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.
Il maggior pericolo per la maggior parte di noi non sta nel mirare troppo in alto e non raggiungere l'obiettivo, ma nel mirare troppo in basso e raggiungerlo.
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Michelangelo
Born near Florence in 1475, Michelangelo reached the summit of sculpture, painting, architecture, and poetry. His David embodies ideal form; the Sistine ceiling renders Genesis in monumental bodies.
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