Franz Liszt Quotes & Sayings

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

“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.”

“Truth is a great flirt.”

“The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.”

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

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

“A person of any mental quality has ideas of his own. This is common sense.”

“Inspiration is enough to give expression to the tone in singing, especially when the song is without words.”

“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.”