Small: Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift
"Melodic invention is one of the surest signs of a divine gift"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone
"I live like a Hottentot. I cannot exchange one sensible word with anyone"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one
"When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: Its not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new pathway
"It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new pathway to it"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise
"I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: An operetta is simply a small and gay opera
"An operetta is simply a small and gay opera"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: It should be ones sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew
"It should be one's sole endeavor to see everything afresh and create it anew"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audienc
"In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: Dont bother looking at the view - I have already composed it
"Don't bother looking at the view - I have already composed it"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: Discipline, work. Work, discipline
"Discipline, work. Work, discipline"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a caref
"Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos"
Gustav Mahler, Composer
Small: Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual exi
Franz Kafka
"Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"When one is frightened of the truth then it is never the whole truth that one has an inkling of"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in y
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: What can be shown, cannot be said
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"What can be shown, cannot be said"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: Our greatest stupidities may be very wise
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Our greatest stupidities may be very wise"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love it could not do so alone, but since it unconscious
Franz Kafka
"Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do so alone, but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it, it can do so"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Religions get lost as people do
Franz Kafka
"Religions get lost as people do"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical
Franz Kafka
"It is comforting to reflect that the disproportion of things in the world seems to be only arithmetical"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didnt find it so horrible. There are ju
Ludwig Wittgenstein
"Nowadays it is the fashion to emphasize the horrors of the last war. I didn't find it so horrible. There are just as horrible things happening all round us today, if only we had eyes to see them"
Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
Small: In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, an
Franz Kafka
"In theory there is a possibility of perfect happiness: To believe in the indestructible element within one, and not to strive towards it"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to com
Franz Kafka
"Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die
Franz Kafka
"One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: We cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal. We must see what conclusion the ch
"We cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal. We must see what conclusion the child has drawn"
Alfred Adler, Psychologist
Small: We are separated from God on two sides the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us
Franz Kafka
"We are separated from God on two sides; the Fall separates us from Him, the Tree of Life separates Him from us"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so
Franz Kafka
"We all have wings, but they have not been of any avail to us and if we could tear them off, we would do so"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them
Franz Kafka
"God gives the nuts, but he does not crack them"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached
Franz Kafka
"From a certain point onward there is no longer any turning back. That is the point that must be reached"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy
Franz Kafka
"Every revolution evaporates and leaves behind only the slime of a new bureaucracy"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Dont despair, not even over the fact that you dont despair
Franz Kafka
"Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Don Quixotes misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza
Franz Kafka
"Don Quixote's misfortune is not his imagination, but Sancho Panza"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself
Franz Kafka
"By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we
Franz Kafka
"By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is whatever we have not sufficiently desired"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made
Franz Kafka
"Believing in progress does not mean believing that any progress has yet been made"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Association with human beings lures one into self-observation
Franz Kafka
"Association with human beings lures one into self-observation"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old
Franz Kafka
"Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despai
Franz Kafka
"Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate... but with his other hand he can note down what he sees among the ruins"
Franz Kafka, Novelist
Small: Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency
Franz Kafka
"Always first draw fresh breath after outbursts of vanity and complacency"
Franz Kafka, Novelist