Wisdom Quotes

"Speed without clarity is meaningless."

"Virtuosity serves music, not the reverse."

"Listen more than you speak."

"Forget everything you learned; start fresh."

"Let tradition guide you, but never imprison you."

"Wisdom whispers; fools shout."

"Every mistake holds a lesson if listened to carefully."

"Sometimes the simplest melodies are the most profound."

"Listen to the dreams of mankind."

"A good composer must be a good listener first."

"Passion without discipline is just noise."

"Silence is a source of great strength."

"The world is a king, and like most kings, it will bite you if you give it a chance."

"How small a thought it is that shows vanity!"

"Men are not evil, they are only forgetful of their dignity."

"Do not accept praise or blame from the same people."

"I carry my thoughts within me wherever I go."

"Forget the past and about half of the unhappy events then fade away."

"Personal taste is a mixture of accidents, education, and the knowledge of a hundred things."

"Nothing can be said which has not been said before."

"There is nothing more dangerous than the influence of an inferior intellect."

"The old masters understood the importance of limits; we moderns do not."

"The right notes at the wrong time never become the right notes."

"I am neither for nor against myself."

"Silence can be more eloquent than words."

"The heart wants what it wants; the mind thinks what it must."

"Simplicity and directness are the hallmarks of true genius."

"I have learned more from failure than from any success."

"To understand an opera is to understand life itself."

"I have spent decades learning that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."