“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.”
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“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.”
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“Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos.”
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“The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.”
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“The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause.”
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“The call of love sounds very hollow among these immobile rocks.”
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“Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift.”
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“All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.”
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“When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one.”
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“If you think you're boring your audience, go slower not faster.”
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“Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier.”
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“If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.”
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“A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.”
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“In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama generally takes place offstage.”
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