Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Prodigy composer

Early Modern influential 106 sayings

Sayings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

I never force myself to compose. If I don't feel like it, I don't.

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My greatest delight is to be among my books.

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I thank my God for my good luck.

1778 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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I have always been a great admirer of women.

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The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.

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I am a composer, not a politician.

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I have no doubt that I shall succeed.

1781 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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I write music to express my feelings, not to please the public.

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I wish I had a hundred hands to write down all the music I hear.

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I am a slave to my work.

1781 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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My greatest joy is to make people happy with my music.

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I never write anything without having thought it over carefully.

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I have no money, but I have a good heart.

1778 — Letter to his sister, Nannerl Mozart
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I am not a genius; I am just a hardworking man.

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The most necessary thing is to know what is good.

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I have always sought to compose what is good and true.

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Life is a beautiful thing, even with all its troubles.

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I have no taste for anything but music.

1778 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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I have been so busy that I have not had time to be ill.

1781 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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I only wish to serve my art.

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