Schumann Quotes

“Once, somebody asked Robert Schumann to explain the meaning of a certain piece of music he had just played on the piano. What Robert Schumann did was sit back down at the piano and play the piece of music again.”

“Nothing right can be accomplished in art without enthusiasm.”

“To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.”

“Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?”

“My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling?”

“I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you.”

“My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.”

“The flame that is naturally clear always gives the most light and heat. If I could blend my talent for poetry and music into one, the light would burn still clearer, and I might go far.”

“Talent works, genius creates.”