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Oral musical traditions are rooted in assured and scrupulous faith. — Franz Liszt

A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances. — Franz Liszt

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

Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day. — Franz Liszt

I am not fond of speaking about politics because I don't have in my possession an army of 200,000 soldiers. — Franz Liszt

I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill. — Franz Liszt

I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound, — Franz Liszt

Truth is a great flirt. — Franz Liszt

Music is the heart of life." She speaks love; "without it, there is no possible good and with it everything is beautiful. — Franz Liszt

A person of any mental quality has ideas of his own. This is common sense. — Franz Liszt

I foster a sorrowful conception of affection. Make no sacrifices. — Franz Liszt

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice. — Franz Liszt

You cannot imagine how it spoils one to have been a child prodigy. — Franz Liszt

A good Cuban cigar closes the doors to the vulgarities of the world. — Franz Liszt

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

My parents are more likely to know who Franz Liszt is than Snooki. — Charlie Day

It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy. — Franz Liszt

The public is always good. — Franz Liszt

I conclude that the Wagnerian operas which are already in the repertoire, and other masterworks as well, stand in no further need of my services. — Franz Liszt

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

Mozart starved, but you allow Thalberg and Liszt make tons of gold: Of course, you may think that someone immortal cannot die of hunger — Franz Grillparzer

Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny. — Franz Liszt

When you write the story of two happy lovers, let the story be set on the banks of Lake Como. — Franz Liszt

In life one must decide whether to conjugate the verb to have or the verb to be. — Franz Liszt

The supreme harmony of the cosmos is selected in the harmony of the spirit. — Franz Liszt

Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his. — Franz Liszt

The first impulse of a great number of civilized musicians ... is to protest ourdeclaration that the music in Hungary belongs to the Gypsies. — Franz Liszt

Music herself should be silent when Nicholas speaks. (on why he had stopped playing during a performance with Tsar Nicholas I in attendance) — Franz Liszt

My sole ambition as a composer is to hurl my javelin into the infinite space of the future. — Franz Liszt

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

In Hungary all native music, in its origin, is divided naturally into melody destined for song or melody for the dance. — Franz Liszt

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

Music embodies feeling without forcing it to contend and combine with thought, as it is forced in most arts and especially in the art of words. — Franz Liszt

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist. — Franz Liszt