To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.
I invent nothing, I rediscover.
我什么都不发明，我只是重新发现。
The main thing is to be moved, to love, to hope, to tremble, to live.
The work of art is already within the block of marble. I just have to chisel away the superfluous material.
艺术品已经在大理石块中了。我只需要凿去多余的材料。
Art is contemplation. It is the pleasure of the mind which searches into nature and which there divines the spirit of which nature herself is animated.
艺术是沉思。它是心灵的愉悦，心灵在自然中探寻，并在那里预见到自然本身所激发的精神。
The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms.
艺术家是大自然的知己，花朵通过它们茎的优雅弯曲和花朵的和谐色调与他进行对话。
The sculptor must search with passionate intensity for the hidden significance of life.
雕塑家必须热情地寻找生活的隐藏意义。
To the artist there is never anything ugly in nature.
对艺术家来说，自然界中从来没有什么是丑陋的。
The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.
艺术家必须先创造火花，然后才能生火，在艺术诞生之前，艺术家必须准备好被自己创造的火所吞噬。
I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.
我选择一块大理石，然后砍掉我不需要的部分。
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.