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The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.
Robert Schumann
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Robert Schumann
Age: 46 †
Born: 1810
Born: June 8
Died: 1856
Died: July 29
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Robert Alexander Schumann
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People compose for many reasons, to become immortal because the piano happens to be open because they want to become a millionaire because of the praise of friends because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes or for no reason whatsoever.
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Perhaps only a Genius can truly understand Genius.
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Think it a vile habit to alter works of good composers, to omit parts of them, or to insert new-fashioned ornaments. This is the greatest insult you can offer to Art.
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Talent works, genius creates.
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We liked it or I didn't like it people say. As if it were nothing higher than to please the people!
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Endeavour to play easy pieces well and with elegance that is better than to play difficult pieces badly.
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I was a God-fearing child, innocent and physically attractive.
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My indifference to money and my spendthrift ways are disgraceful. You have no idea how reckless I am how often I practically throw money out of the window. I am always making good resolutions, but the next minute I forget and give the waiter eightpence.
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We shouldn't repeat the same for ages on end, but look into the new as well.
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The flame that is naturally clear always gives the most light and heat. If I could blend my talent for poetry and music into one, the light would burn still clearer, and I might go far.
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The principal mark of genius is not perfection, but originality.
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Only when the form grows clear to you, will the spirit become so too.
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Send light to the dark hearts of men, that is the duty the artist.
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You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.
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My symphonies would have reached Opus 100 if I had but written them down... Sometimes I am so full of music, and so overflowing with melody, that I find it simply impossible to write down anything.
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That first concept is alway the most naturally and best. The mind errs, the emotion never.
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If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.
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Remember, there are more people in the world than yourself. Be modest! You have not yet invented nor thought anything which others have not thought or invented before. And should you really have done so, consider it a gift of heaven which you are to share with others.
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When young, one learns his craftsmanship, may become a young master, and it is youth that is most auspicious for developing certain skills.
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The aesthetic principle is the same in every art, only the material differs.
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