Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"The gift of genius is the curse of knowing what should be."

"To teach is to reveal the infinite in the finite."

"The heart knows what the mind has not yet learned."

"I am grateful for every note God allowed me to write."

"Silence is where music begins."

"The most profound truth cannot be spoken, only sung."

"A life without beauty is a life without purpose."

"Tomorrow's master was yesterday's student."

"In friendship and in music, harmony is everything."

"Music is the language of the gods."

"Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."

"I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings."

"The very best is good enough for me."

"Life is too short to be serious all the time. If you can't laugh at yourself, what's the point?"

"Silence itself is a form of perfection in music."

"Patience and hard work lead to victory in any endeavor."

"A great composer is one who follows the rules, and then knows when to break them."

"The true foundation of all knowledge is the capacity to wonder."

"I love my father dearly, but he has never understood me."

"Endeavor to preserve your health; and above all things, avoid sadness."

"Writing an opera is not easier than composing a symphony."

"Music should touch our hearts and move our souls toward all that is good, true, and beautiful."

"I hope never to waste the talents that God has given me."

"The mind must be trained and cultivated to appreciate beauty."

"One should give a young person a chance to earn money in his own way."

"I have composed a good deal; but my works have given me less satisfaction than I hoped."

"The moment one gets in the arts, one realizes there is no shortcuts to producing good art."

"Send only love and gratitude forward in all your interactions."

"Freedom lies in being bold in one's artistic choices."

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication in musical composition."