When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

Beginnings are always messy

Beginnings are always messy

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

Control of vibrato helps your musical expression.

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the...

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the...

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.

Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can...

A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can...

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what...

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but...

Beginnings are always messy.

Beginnings are always messy.