Franz Liszt

“Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.”

“Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless.”

“Supreme serenity still remains the Ideal of great Art. The shapes and transitory forms of life are but stages toward this Ideal, which Christ's religion illuminates with His divine light.”

“Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.”

“It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy.”