If a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer person. Shinichi Suzuki More Quotes by Shinichi Suzuki More Quotes From Shinichi Suzuki Musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Any child who is properly trained can develop musical ability just as all children develop the ability to speak their mother tongue. The potential of every child is unlimited. Shinichi Suzuki music mother inspirational If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart. Shinichi Suzuki heart beautiful children An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together. Shinichi Suzuki parent fun children Children learn to smile from their parents. Shinichi Suzuki smile father children Music is the language of the heart without words. Shinichi Suzuki music-is language heart Music exists for the purpose of growing an admirable heart. Shinichi Suzuki growing purpose heart To make a resolution and act accordingly is to live with hope. There may be difficulties and hardships, but not disappointment or despair if you follow the path steadily. Do not hurry. This is a fundamental rule. If you hurry and collapse or tumble down, nothing is achieved. DO not rest in your efforts; this is another fundamental rule. Without stopping, without haste, carefully taking a step at a time forward will surely get you there. Shinichi Suzuki despair effort disappointment I have come to the definite conclusion that musical ability is not an inborn talent but an ability which can be developed. Shinichi Suzuki musical-ability conclusion talent It is in our power to educate all the children of the world to become a little better as people, a little happier. Shinichi Suzuki children people world I am mentally preparing myself for the five-year-old mind. I want to come down to their physical limitations and up to their sense of wonder and awe. Shinichi Suzuki mind want years The heart that feels music will feel people Shinichi Suzuki heart feels people Patience is the absence of expectation. Shinichi Suzuki expectations absence Any child can be developed, it depends on how you do it Shinichi Suzuki depends children Practise only as many times as you have breakfast. Shinichi Suzuki practise breakfast Perhaps it is music that will save the world. Shinichi Suzuki save-the-world world Anything you think of doing, however insignificant, should be done immediately. Spur yourself on and carry it through without becoming discouraged. If this becomes an ingrained habit, things you thought were impossible will become possible, and closed doors will open, as you will discover in many ways. Shinichi Suzuki becoming doors thinking Knowledge is not skill. Knowledge plus ten thousand times is skill. Shinichi Suzuki plus skills inspirational Art is not in some far-off place. A work of Art is the expression of a man's whole personality, sensibility and ability Shinichi Suzuki expression men art The real essence of art turned out to be not something high up and far off - it was right inside my ordinary daily self - If a musician wants to become a finer artist, he must first become a finer person. Shinichi Suzuki real self art It is necessary to be concerned about the importance of educating a really beautiful human spirit Shinichi Suzuki importance spirit beautiful