3 December 2020 Franz Liszt 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.
3 December 2020 Franz Liszt Life is only a long and bitter suicide, and faith alone can transform this suicide into a sacrifice.
3 December 2020 Franz Liszt I did not compose my work as one might put on a church vestment… rather it sprung from the truly fervent faith of my heart, such as I have felt it since my childhood.
3 December 2020 Franz Liszt Real men are sadly lacking in this world, for when they are put to the test they prove worthless.
3 December 2020 Franz Liszt It is impossible to imagine a more complete fusion with nature than that of the Gypsy.