Famous quote by Mikhail Bakunin

Mobile Desktop
Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain
Like

"Everything will pass, and the world will perish but the Ninth Symphony will remain"

- Mikhail Bakunin

About this Quote

This quote by Mikhail Bakunin speaks to the power of art and its capability to transcend time. He is recommending that while whatever else in the world will eventually die and die, the Ninth Symphony will remain. This is a testimony to the lasting impact of art and its ability to outlive the real world. It is a tip that art is an effective kind of expression that can be utilized to communicate concepts and sensations that will stay long after the artist is gone. It is a tip that art is a type of immortality, and that it can be used to develop something that will live on permanently.

About the Author

Mikhail Bakunin This quote is written / told by Mikhail Bakunin between May 30, 1814 and June 13, 1876. He was a famous Revolutionary from Russia. The author also have 36 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
"Everything you add to the truth subtracts from the truth"
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Author
Small: Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing - Henri Frederic Amiel
"Cleverness is serviceable for everything, sufficient for nothing"
Henri Frederic Amiel, Philosopher
Small: If you understood everything I say, youd be me! - Miles Davis
Miles Davis
"If you understood everything I say, you'd be me!"
Miles Davis, Musician
Small: Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles - Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles"
Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect
Small: To the wicked, everything serves as pretext - Voltaire
Voltaire
"To the wicked, everything serves as pretext"
Voltaire, Writer
Small: Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing - Euripides
Euripides
"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing"
Euripides, Poet
Small: Just because everything is different doesnt mean anything has changed - Irene Peter
"Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed"
Irene Peter, Writer
Small: The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less
Kathy Bates
"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"
Kathy Bates, Actress
Small: Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything - William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
"Maids want nothing but husbands, and when they have them, they want everything"
William Shakespeare, Dramatist
Small: The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation - Oscar Wild
Oscar Wilde
"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist