Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do

Quote by Gian Carlo Menotti

Topics: Achievement Quotes, God Quotes, Hell Quotes, Vision Quotes

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must...

Any subject is good for opera if the composer feels it so intently he must...

Not an audience but a habit.

Not an audience but a habit.

Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our...

Melody is a form of remembrance. It must have a quality of inevitability in our...

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his...

A man only becomes wise when he begins to calculate the approximate depth of his...

Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is...

Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is...

Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never...

Art is the unceasing effort to compete with the beauty of flowers - and never...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that...

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of...

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation -- veneer isn't worth...

There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation -- veneer isn't worth...

When the fruit is scarcest its taste is sweetest

When the fruit is scarcest its taste is sweetest

Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers. Are the followers reaching their...

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct...

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct...

The great achievement of the Catholic Church lay in harmonizing, civilizing the deepest impulses of...

The great achievement of the Catholic Church lay in harmonizing, civilizing the deepest impulses of...

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and...

The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and...

Achievement is impossible without dedication.

Achievement is impossible without dedication.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through...

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work. I want to achieve it through...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

Back of every achievement is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

Back of every achievement is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law.

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...

If you do everything you should do, and do not do anything you should not...