Alan Watts Quotes, Life Quotes, Music Quotes

No one imagines that a symphony is supposed to improve as it goes along, or that the whole object of playing is to reach the finale. The point of music is discovered in every moment of playing and listening to it. It is the same, I feel, with the greater part of our lives, and if we are unduly absorbed in improving them we may forget altogether to live them.

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As one knows the poet by his fine music, so one can recognize the liar by his rich rhythmic utterance, and in neither case will the casual inspiration of the moment suffice. Here, as elsewhere, practice must precede perfection.

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I am the first instrument. I am the voice. I do not imitate other instruments. Other instruments imitate me.

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Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows.

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O Music! language of the soul, Of love, of God to man; Bright beam from heaven thrilling, That lightens sorrow's weight.

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The sweetest music is not in the oratorio, but in the human voice when it speaks from its instant life tones of tenderness, truth, or courage.

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In Haydn's oratorios, the notes present to the imagination not only motions, as, of the snake, the stag, and the elephant, but colors also; as the green grass.

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When she had passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music.

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Judge not, before you judge yourself. Judge not, if you're not ready for judgment. The Road of life is rocky and you may stumble too, so while you talk about me, someone else is judging you.

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A good compromise, a good piece of legislation, is like a good sentence; or a good piece of music. Everybody can recognize it. They say, 'Huh. It works. It makes sense.'

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In the abundance of water a fool is thirsty.

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How good music and bad reasons sound when one marches against an enemy.

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Always in the black spirituals there's that promise that things are going to be better, by and by.

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Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.

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Music, when soft voices die Vibrates in the memory.

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There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music.

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NOISE, n. A stench in the ear. Undomesticated music. The chief product and authenticating sign of civilization.

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The touch of an infinite mystery passes over the trivial and the familiar, making it break out into ineffable music... The trees, the stars, and the blue hills ache with a meaning which can never be uttered in words.

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In music the passions enjoy themselves.

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Music is a more potent instrument than any other for education.

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