I beg of you... never assume an inner or an outer pose, never a disguise.

Quote by Gustav Mahler

Topics: Gustav Mahler Quotes

There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth...

There is a world of difference between a Mahler eighth note and a normal eighth...

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything.

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A...

I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A...

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.

It should be one's 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.

It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step...

It's not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step...

It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is...

It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is...

The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel...

The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel...

Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier.

Destiny smiles upon me but without making me the least bit happier.

In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama...

In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama...

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

An operetta is simply a small and gay opera.

Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking.

Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking.

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he...

I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he...

The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

The real art of conducting consists in transitions.

I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I abandon 19...

I don't let myself get carried away by my own ideas - I abandon 19...

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

Discipline, work. Work, discipline.

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

If I weren't the way I am, I shouldn't write my symphonies.

Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and...

Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and...

What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized.

What I wanted and what I visualized while composing has not always been realized.