Clara Schumann quotes

My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art. (Clara Schumann)
Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them? View quote
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There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it. View quote
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I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you. View quote
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My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling? View quote
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I wish to lead a life free from care, and I see that I shall be unhappy if I cannot always work at my art. View quote
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I cannot be so bad when everybody is so fond of me. View quote
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Is an artist much more than a beggar? View quote
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Treasures are no longer to be got by instrumental art. View quote
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If I have known much trouble in my youth, I have also known much joy. View quote
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I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terror because my memory threatens to fail me. This fear torments me for days beforehand. (Clara Schumann)
The tea is ice-cold, the room grows colder and colder, but I grow warmer and warmer. View quote
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