When religion becomes artificial, art has a duty to rescue it. Art can show that the symbols which religions would have us believe literally true are actually figurative. Art can idealize those symbols, and so reveal the profound truths they… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion. — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
In contrast to reincarnation and karma, all other views seem petty and narrow — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
The oldest, truest, most beautiful organ of music, the origin to which alone our music owes its being, is the human voice. — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The government can increase its spending only by reducing private spending equivalently. — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
I hate this fast growing tendency to chain men to machines in big factories and deprive them of all joy in their efforts -… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
What a wonderful work Wagner has done for humanity in translating the toil of life into the readable script of music! For those who… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
Here, everything is tragic through and through, and the will, that fain would shape a world according to its wish, at last can reach… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
The error in the art-genre of Opera consists herein: a Means of expression (Music) has been made the end, while the End of expression… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
I have only a mind to live, to enjoy - i.e., to work as an artist, and produce my works; but not for the… — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
Richard Wagner, a musician who wrote music which is better than it sounds. — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
...you know my faithfulness to you, never can another own my heart, never - never - never... — Richard Wagner Copy Share Image
