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I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.
Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory.
God is its author, and not man; he laid
The key-note of all harmonies; he planned
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God is its author, and not man; he laid
The key-note of all harmonies; he planned
All perfect combinations, and he made
Us so that we could hear and understand.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at.
The musician who always plays on the same string is laughed at.
The world\'s most famous and popular language is music.
The world\'s most famous and popular language is music.
Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?
Odds life! must one swear to the truth of a song?
The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies read more
The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to make sure that one note follows another . . . and leaves us with the feeling that something is right in the world.