All Franz Liszt Quotes
- As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never shown any… Any
- The Jew continues to monopolize money, and he loosens or strangles the throat of the state with the loosening or strengthening of his purse strings...He… Afterwards
- As for famous men who were not artists, I am beginning to be tired of them. Those poor little scoundrels who are called great men… Artist
- Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless. Lacking
- Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day. Altogether
- A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances. First Rate
- Companions, in misery and worse, that is what we all are, and to try to change this substantially avails us nothing. All
- I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill. Beethoven
- Broad paths are open to every endeavour, and a sympathetic recognition is assured to every one who consecrates his art to the divine services of… Art
- The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are… Behind
- Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of… Art
- Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ's religion… Art
- In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance. All
- The music of the Gypsies belongs in the sphere of improvisation rather than in any other, without which it would have no power to exist. Any
- The character of instrumental music... lets the emotions radiate and shine in their own character without presuming to display them as real or imaginary representations. Character
- Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist. Art
- Without any assistance whatever, I founded a school in Weimar in 10 years. Only I could perform certain works with the scanty means that I… Any
- We need improvement in the style of performance. There is no more advantage in a musician who plays and conducts than in one who is… Advantage