Sign in with Facebook
“Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.”
―
―
“As death, when we come to consider it closely, is the true goal of our existence, I have formed during the last few years such close relationships with this best and truest friend of mankind that death's image is not only no longer terrifying to me, but is indeed very soothing and consoling.”
―
―
“In loneliness, the lonely one eats himself; in a crowd, the many eat him. Now choose.”
―
―
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.”
―
―
“It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given so much care to the study of composition as I. There is scarcely a famous master in music whose works I have not frequently and diligently studied.”
―
―
Ђорђе’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Ђорђе’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
404 books
|
44 friends
1,601 books
|
122 friends
0 books
|
4 friends
1 book
|
6 friends
6 books
|
39 friends
2 books
|
1 friend
13 books
|
42 friends
1,135 books
|
548 friends
More friends…
Polls voted on by Ђорђе
Lists liked by Ђорђе
