Philosophy Quotes

"The universe is music made manifest."

"Every moment contains eternity."

"Sounds shape our reality more than we realize."

"Philosophy begins with wonder and listening."

"Perception shapes reality more than reality shapes perception."

"Philosophy questions what others accept."

"Thinking is the capital of the capitalist."

"Cooperation is the law of the universe."

"I have never felt that the profit motive was evil."

"I have no sympathy with the idea of rotting wealth."

"The accumulation of wealth is not a sin if acquired honestly."

"To hear differently is to think differently."

"To accept the past uncritically is to betray the future."

"Music is organized sound, but organized for what purpose?"

"An artist without doubts is an artist without depth."

"To understand modern music, one must first understand modern life."

"To understand harmony is to understand human relations."

"Modern music is not a rejection of the past but a dialogue with it."

"Art requires both tradition and betrayal of tradition."

"To understand a composer is to understand his era and his rebellion against it."

"The philosophy of sound is the philosophy of existence."

"Philosophy asks the questions that art answers."

"The grown man should be the same that he was as a boy, only bigger."

"Poverty is hard, but it is not dishonorable; wealth is not dishonorable, but it brings responsibility."

"Men are not troubled by things, but by the views they take of them."

"A man can never own anything unless he owes nothing."

"It is not the employer who pays the wages. He only handles the money."

"Every phenomenon contains infinite layers of meaning."

"The work of the composer is the work of the philosopher."

"Sound teaches us that all things are connected."