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> [Believe me, were I ever to accomplish anything, it would be in music, which has always attracted me; and, without overestimating myself, I am conscious of possessing a certain creative faculty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/believe-me-were-i-ever-to-accomplish-anything-it-would-be-in-music/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

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## More by Robert Schumann

> [“By means of industry and perseverance you will rise higher and higher.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/by-means-of-industry-and-perseverance-you-will-rise-higher-and-higher/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [When you play, never mind who listens to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/when-you-play-never-mind-who-listens-to-you/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/a-fiery-good-beginner-always-stands-higher-than-a-master-in-mediocrity/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [Music induces nightingales to sing, pug dogs to yelp.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/music-induces-nightingales-to-sing-pug-dogs-to-yelp/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [To compose is to remember music that has never been written.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/to-compose-is-to-remember-music-that-has-never-been-written/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [Play always as if in the presence of a master.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/play-always-as-if-in-the-presence-of-a-master/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [You should neither play bad compositions, nor, unless compelled, listen to them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/you-should-neither-play-bad-compositions-nor-unless-compelled-listen/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [If, while at the piano, you attempt to form little melodies, that is very well; but if they come into your mind of themselves,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/if-while-at-the-piano-you-attempt-to-form-little-melodies-that-is/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/art-was-not-created-as-a-way-to-riches-strive-to-become-a-true-artist/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [Music - so different from painting - is the art which we enjoy most in company with others. A symphony, presented in a room…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/music-so-different-from-painting-is-the-art-which-we-enjoy-most-in/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [Believe me, were I ever to accomplish anything, it would be in music, which has always attracted me; and, without overestimating myself, I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/believe-me-were-i-ever-to-accomplish-anything-it-would-be-in-music/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [We shouldn't repeat the same for ages on end, but look into the new as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/we-shouldn-t-repeat-the-same-for-ages-on-end-but-look-into-the-new-as/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/the-poet-sees-better-than-other-mortals-i-do-not-see-things-as-they/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [Without enthusiasm nothing great can be effected in art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/without-enthusiasm-nothing-great-can-be-effected-in-art/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

> [That first concept is alway the most naturally and best. The mind errs, the emotion never.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-schumann/that-first-concept-is-alway-the-most-naturally-and-best-the-mind-errs/)

[Robert Schumann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-schumann/)

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