Quotes by Composers

Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife. Franz Schubert
True Friend Man Happy Marriage Wife Finds He True His Friend Happier Far Who
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. Ludwig van Beethoven
Life Music Spiritual Between Sensual Mediator
Life is a lot like jazz... it's best when you improvise. George Gershwin
Life Best You Life Is A Improvise Jazz Like Lot
Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine. Ludwig van Beethoven
Art Knowledge Man Practice Way Secrets Only Divine Force Your Deserves Raise
The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun. Ludwig van Beethoven
Sad Art Genius Better Others Distant Guiding Sun Though Admired Only Sees Point He True True Artist Feels Reached Proud How How Far Limits His Goal Artist May Unfortunately Which Far Appears
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. Johann Sebastian Bach
Music God Soul Other Aim Final Glory None End Than Refreshment Should
Only the pure in heart can make a good soup. Ludwig van Beethoven
Good Heart Pure Only Make Soup
With the coming of spring, I am calm again. Gustav Mahler
Nature Calm Spring Am Coming Again
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors. Ludwig van Beethoven
Yourself Own Nothing Intolerable Admit More Errors Than Your
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as a rule take umbrage at those who refuse to do likewise, and they find a perverted relief in trying to denigrate them. Johannes Brahms
Jealousy Health Hatred Own Enjoy Minds Rule Those Rank Bad Relief Find Take Emotionally Poisons Likewise Denigrate Trying Refuse Suspicion Them Who Fill
I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin. Oscar Levant
Day Before Knew She
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line. Oscar Levant
Genius Insanity Fine Fine Line Between Erased Line
It is cruel, you know, that music should be so beautiful. It has the beauty of loneliness of pain: of strength and freedom. The beauty of disappointment and never-satisfied love. The cruel beauty of nature and everlasting beauty of monotony. Benjamin Britten
Love Beautiful Music Loneliness Strength Freedom Nature You Disappointment Beauty Pain Monotony Cruel Know Should Everlasting
The future will be the child of the past and the present, even if a rebellious child. George Crumb
Future Will Past Child Even Rebellious Present
A beautiful sunset that was mistaken for a dawn. Claude Debussy
Beautiful Sunset Dawn Mistaken
I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, but I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them. Frederic Chopin
Happiness Thoughts Poison Wish Pleasure Kind Could Throw Take Indulging Off Which Them
The only difference between the Democrats and the Republicans is that the Democrats allow the poor to be corrupt, too. Oscar Levant
Politics Too Corrupt Only Only Difference Allow Between Democrats Difference Republicans Poor
In a broader sense, the rhythms of nature, large and small - the sounds of wind and water, the sounds of birds and insects - must inevitably find their analogues in music. George Crumb
Music Nature Water Insects Wind Sense Birds Broader Must Find Small Inevitably Sounds Rhythms Large
This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble. Ludwig van Beethoven
Strength Man Face Trouble Mark Admirable Steadfastness Really
A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it. Oscar Levant
Man Will Politician Cross He Double Who Bridge
To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist. Robert Schumann
Art Darkness Light Men Duty Hearts Send Artist
Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not. Virgil Thomson
Time You Fear Try Three Once Out Over Like Learn How Doing Times Get Done Whether Figure Twice Thing Third
Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day. Franz Liszt
Day Too Late Too Late Otherwise Some Beware Missing Altogether May Chance Chances
Every night when I go to bed, I hope that I may never wake again, and every morning renews my grief. Franz Schubert
Hope Morning Grief Every Never Bed Go Wake May Again Every Night Night
It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself. Johann Sebastian Bach
Time You Key Will Musical Right Time Musical Instrument Easy Touch Instrument Itself Any Play Right
I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God. Alan Hovhaness
God Nature Always Clothing Regarded
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