Ferenc Liszt

Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone - but that fervent faith which moves mountains - can transform this suicide into a sacrifice, can solve every riddle and relieve our weakness.

Music embodies feeling without forcing it - as it is forced in its other manifestations, in most arts and especially in the art of words - to contend and combine with thought.

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist.

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

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