Robert Schumann Quotes

“Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself.”

“Can that which has cost the artist days, weeks, months and even years of reflection be understood in a flash by a dilettante?”

“Music induces nightingales to sing, pug dogs to yelp.”

“The aesthetic principle is the same in every art, only the material differs.”

“We have learned to express the more delicate nuances of feeling by penetrating more deeply into the mysteries of harmony.”

“When you play, do not trouble yourself as to who is listening. Yet always play as though a master listened to you.”