To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist. Robert Schumann Read Quote
My indifference to money and my spendthrift ways are disgraceful. You have no idea how reckless I am; how often I practically throw money out of the window. I am always making good resolutions, but the next minute I forget and give the waiter eightpence. Robert Schumann Read Quote
I feel so entirely in my element with a full orchestra; even if my mortal enemies were marshalled before me, I could lead them, master them, surround them, or repulse them. Robert Schumann Read Quote
If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place. Robert Schumann Read Quote
Thus it is ever in life. The aims we once pursued no longer satisfy us; we aim, we strive, we aspire, until sight fails, and mind and body find rest in the grave. Robert Schumann Read Quote
You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you’ve looked into a pair of beautiful eyes. Robert Schumann Read Quote
Nature best teaches how to pray, and how to reverence all the gifts the Almighty has given us. She is like a vast outspread handkerchief, embroidered with God’s eternal name, on which we may dry alike our tears of sorrow and of joy; she turns weeping into ecstasy, and fills our hearts with speechless, quiet reverence and resignation. Robert Schumann Read Quote
I am so fresh in soul and spirit that life gushes and bubbles around me in a thousand springs. Robert Schumann Read Quote
