All Fritz Kreisler Quotes
- Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near. Dozen
- Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep from… Accustomed
- What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty and… Any
- Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart. Appeal
- I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as… Affected
- Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened. Enthusiasm
- My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the front, in order to be as near me as could… Actual
- IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in the Austrian Army, I find that my recollections of this… Army
- The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more… Any
- The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were taking a cure. Cure
- Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for… Accompanied
- One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and… Almost Hypnotic
- Signs of fatigue soon manifested themselves more and more strongly, and slowly the men dropped out one by one, from sheer exhaustion. No murmur of… Complaint
- Suddenly, at about ten o'clock, a dull thud sounded somewhere far away from us, and simultaneously we saw a small white round cloud about half… Ahead
- We started at once to dig our trenches, half of my platoon stepping forward abreast, the men being placed an arm's length apart. After laying… Abreast