Ernst Bacon Professions : Composer Born : May 26, 1898 Died : March 16, 1990 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Ernst Bacon I would rather instill in my amateur students love, than knowledge, of music. Left with only knowledge, they will at the end close their books and consign the course to forgetfulness. But if they have learned to love but the smallest part of the art, they are likely to pursue some phase of it the rest of their lives. Ernst Bacon phases book art The Artist should not forget his mission, perhaps the most religious of all, of sustaining faith in the worthwhileness of art and thus of life. Ernst Bacon religious forget art Dancing is the body made poetic. Ernst Bacon ballet dancing dance A man in music, as one in love, either lives it or talks about it; seldom both. Ernst Bacon men A teacher's hardest lesson is to limit his explanation to the minimum. Ernst Bacon lessons limits teacher Similar Authors Igor Stravinsky composer Irving Berlin composer Brian Ferneyhough composer Bryce Dessner composer Bradley Joseph composer Boudleaux Bryant composer All Authors