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Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Achievement After Art Crowning Emerges Final More Notes Played Quantity Reward Simplicity Vast

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I shall create a new world for myself.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Create Myself New New World Shall World

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Vienna is a handsome, lively city, and pleases me exceedingly.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: City Exceedingly Handsome Lively Me Pleases Vienna

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Sometimes I can only groan, and suffer, and pour out my despair at the piano!

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Despair Only Out Piano Pour Sometimes Suffer I Can

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I wish I could throw off the thoughts which poison my happiness, but I take a kind of pleasure in indulging them.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Could Happiness Kind Off Pleasure Poison Take Them Thoughts Throw Which Wish I Wish

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Oh, how miserable it is to have no one to share your sorrows and joys, and, when your heart is heavy, to have no soul to whom you can pour out your woes.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Heart Heavy How Joys Miserable Oh Out Pour Share Sorrows Soul Whom Woes You Your

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Man is never always happy, and very often only a brief period of happiness is granted him in this world; so why escape from this dream which cannot last long?

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Always Brief Cannot Dream Escape Granted Happiness Happy Him Last Long Man Never Often Only Period Very Which Why World

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Oh, how hard it must be to die anywhere but in one's birthplace.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Anywhere Birthplace Die Hard How Must Oh

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As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Days Gladly Health Long Strength Will Work

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The crowd intimidates me, its breath suffocates me. I feel paralyzed by its curious look, and the unknown faces make me dumb.

~Frederic Chopin

Topics: Breath Crowd Curious Dumb Faces Feel Look Make Me Paralyzed Unknown I Feel

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Biography

Nationality: Polish

Type: Composer

Born: March 1st, 1810

Died: October 17th, 1849

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