Whatever I thought right, to others seemed wrong; what I held to be bad, others approved of. Richard Wagner More Quotes by Richard Wagner More Quotes From Richard Wagner I know nothing at all about music. Richard Wagner knows You know my faithfulness to you, never can another own my heart, never - never - never... Richard Wagner heart inspiring love The most tremendous genius raised Mozart above all masters, Richard Wagner century genius art Any so-called stimulus program is a ruse. The government can increase its spending only by reducing private spending equivalently. Richard Wagner program increase government We find personal success and great, if not enduring, influence on the outer fashioning of the world allotted to the violent, the passionate individual who, unchaining the elemental principles of human impulse under favoring circumstances, points out to greed and self-indulgence the speedy pathways to their satisfaction. Richard Wagner great influence success world Life is earnest - and always has been. Richard Wagner been always earnest life Though German art can never be Bavarian, but simply German, yet Munich is the capital of this German Art; here, under shelter of a Prince who kindles my enthusiasm, to feel myself a native and member of the people was, to me, the homeless wanderer, a deep, a genuine need. Richard Wagner myself me people art Here, everything is tragic through and through, and the will, that fain would shape a world according to its wish, at last can reach no greater satisfaction than the breaking of itself in dignified annulment. Richard Wagner will satisfaction wish world The measures and acts which show us violently disposed towards the outer world can never stay without a violent reaction on ourselves. Richard Wagner stay without never world Everything lives and lasts by the inner necessity of its being, by its own nature's need. Richard Wagner need own everything nature How absurd these critics must seem to me, who in their modern wantonness have become so ingenious. They want to interpret my Tannhauser as specifically Christian and impute to him a tendency to impotent glorification! Richard Wagner how me christian want I was in a state of gnawing, sensuous agitation that excited continually both blood and nerves when I sketched out the music for 'Tannhauser' and brought it to completion. Richard Wagner completion excited music blood I can't distract myself enough here, for sketches to a new opera are constantly buzzing around in my head, to the extent that I need all my strength to wrest myself from them. Richard Wagner new myself strength enough I have only a mind to live, to enjoy - i.e., to work as an artist, and produce my works; but not for the muddy brains of the common herd. Richard Wagner live enjoy mind work In no State is there a weightier law than that which centers its stability in the supreme hereditary power of one particular family, unconnected and un-commingling with any other lineage in that State. Richard Wagner stability family power law The patriot subordinates himself to his State in order to raise it above all other States and thus, as it were, to find his personal sacrifice repaid with ample interest through the might and greatness of his fatherland. Richard Wagner find personal sacrifice greatness What manner of thing this 'public opinion' is, should be best known to those who have its name forever in their mouths and erect the regard for it into a positive article of religion. Its self-styled organ in our times is the 'Press.' Richard Wagner name best positive religion
