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Companions, in misery and worse, that is what we all are, and to try to change this substantially avails us nothing.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Avail Change Companions Misery Nothing Substantially Try Us Worse

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Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Artist Destiny Great Sorrowful

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Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless.

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Topics: Lacking Men Prove Put Real Sadly Test World Worthless

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Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Artist Destiny Grand

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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 a conviction of a consciousness.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Art Assured Broad Consciousness Conviction Divine Endeavour Every His Open Paths Recognition Services Sympathetic Who

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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 dared not ask anyone else to work with.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Any Anyone Anyone Else Ask Assistance Certain Could Dared Else Founded Means Only Perform School Whatever Without Work Works Years

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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.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Any Belongs Exist Gypsies Improvisation Music Other Power Rather Sphere Than Which Without Would

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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 illuminates with His divine light.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Art Christ Divine Forms Great Great Art His Ideal Illuminates Life Light Religion Remains Serenity Shapes Stages Still Supreme Toward Transitory Which

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It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a few useful instructions for the pianists after me.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: After Ambition Fervent Few Greatest Instructions Leave Me Useful Wish Work

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Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song is without words.

~Franz Liszt

Topics: Enough Expression Give Inspiration Singing Song Tone Without Words

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Biography

Nationality: Hungarian

Type: Composer

Born: October 22nd, 1811

Died: July 31st, 1886

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