Philosophy Quotes

"In the structure of a fugue, one glimpses the structure of the universe itself."

"The age in which I live has lost the sense that all work is worship."

"The organization of sound is the organization of thought made manifest."

"My contemporaries pursue novelty; I pursue truth."

"I believe that time itself is a composition, and we are but notes within it."

"Every man has his own peculiar way of thinking."

"Imperfection is the characteristic of all that is worthwhile."

"True wealth is a wealth of experience."

"The real end of man is a life of activity that accords with reason."

"The soul speaks through what the tongue cannot."

"The greatest monument is not of stone, but of spirit."

"I am interested in the inner life, not the external form."

"The evening makes philosophers of us all."

"Man is a mystery to himself, and this is what I try to capture."

"The man who hears his name called out to him from the clouds knows not whether it brings reason or madness with it."

"Men are not evil, they are only unconscious."

"I want to understand God's thoughts; all else is just a detail."

"It is the duty of all beings to respect the creativity within them."

"There is a sort of pride in not wanting to be known as the composer of a particular work."

"An aged man is but a paltry thing unless his soul has grown with years."

"To say a composer is a classicist is to say nothing about his music."

"One's native land is a sacred place that shapes the soul."

"In the German manner, I prefer the firm, the severe, the dignified."

"Numbers form the basis of harmony and truth."

"The path of the musician is also the path of the pilgrim."

"In the smallest piece lies infinite depth."

"Order and freedom are not opposites but partners."

"The golden light of evening holds more truth than the clarity of noon."

"The poor teach us what the rich will never know."

"The measure of a man is not his fame, but his integrity."