Music is the shorthand of emotion.
-Leo Tolstoy
Quotations
Music
Music is the universal language of mankind.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Music does not replace words, it gives tone to the words.
-Elie Wiesel
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
-Confucius
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
-Martin Luther
A song nobody likes is a sad thing. But a love song nobody likes is hardly a thing at all.
-Rob Sheffield
"Love is a Mix Tape"
The most exciting rhythms seem unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.
-W. H. Auden
"The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Prose, Volume III, 1949-1955"
Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.
-Benjamin Disraeli
Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
The music we listen to may not define who we are. But it’s a damn good start.
-Jodi Picoult
"Sing You Home"
