Quotes by austrian authors

When we are thirsty, we drink the white waters of the pool, the sweetness of our mournful childhood. Georg Trakl

Pool White Waters Our Drink Mournful Childhood Sweetness Thirsty

I don't know about you, but I find it exhilarating to see how vague psychological notions evaporate and give rise to a physical, mechanistic understanding of the mind, even if it's the mind of the fly. Gero Miesenbock

You Mind Fly Understanding Find Physical See About Rise Give Know How Exhilarating Psychological Notions Evaporate Even Vague

My scientific studies have afforded me great gratification; and I am convinced that it will not be long before the whole world acknowledges the results of my work. Gregor Mendel

Work Great Me World Will Long Before Results Studies Scientific Am Afforded Acknowledge Convinced Whole Gratification

After tea it's back to painting - a large poplar at dusk with a gathering storm. From time to time instead of this evening painting session I go bowling in one of the neighbouring villages, but not very often. Gustav Klimt

Time Tea Painting Gathering Back Instead Bowling Go Very Dusk From Time To Time Often After Storm Large Villages Evening Session

The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks. Gustav Mahler

Love Immobile Call Sounds Rocks Very Hollow Among

I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise. Gustav Mahler

You Disguise Assume Outer Never Beg Inner Pose

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier. Gustav Mahler

Better Become He Know Person Different Whether Happier Different Person Certainly

The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content. Gustav Mahler

Life Future Gave Future Life Content Impressions Experiences Form

Discipline, work. Work, discipline. Gustav Mahler

Work Discipline

Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way. Gustav Mahler

Way Guided Oneself Never Contemporaries Opinion Continue

The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel the difference between the few men who are truly great and the mere virtuosi. Gustav Mahler

Great You Will Men Few Live More Mere Feel Between Clearly Longer Learn Truly Few Men Difference Who

Even if people censure me, they should do so hat in hand. Gustav Mahler

Me People Hat Hand Censure Should Even

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A man of great talent, far more gifted than I. He died very young... he killed himself in the prime of his life. Gustav Mahler

Life Great Me Man Young Musician Gifted Brother Composer More Had He Prime Talent Great Talent Like Also Himself His Very Than Died Far Who

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies. Gustav Mahler

Symphonies Way Write Am Were

It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew. Gustav Mahler

Endeavor Everything Sole Anew See Create Should

The real art of conducting consists in transitions. Gustav Mahler

Music Art Consists Real Conducting Transitions

All a woman needs is a good bath, clean clothes, and for her hair to be combed. These things she can do herself. I very seldom go to the hairdresser, but when I do, I just marvel. Hedy Lamarr

Good Needs Woman Hair Clothes Bath Herself Marvel Clean Seldom Hairdresser She Go Very Just Her Things