Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a music composer from Salzburg, Austria, who lived in the 18th century and is regarded as one of the greatest music composers to have ever lived. Mozart was a music prodigy and learnt to play several instruments like the violin and keyboard even before he had attained the age of 5. It was at the same age that he began composing music and by the time he was 17 years old, he had become a prominent composer and had even been employed by the royal court at Salzburg in the capacity of a musician. However, he was not happy with his job at the royal court and left for Vienna, where he composed some of his most well-known pieces. He decided to live in Vienna and continued to compose masterpieces till the end of his life, in spite of little financial reward. Some of Mozart’s most famous compositions include ‘Requiem’, ‘The Marriage of Figaro’, ‘Piano Concerto No. 21’, ‘Symphony No. 40’, ‘Piano Sonata No. 11’, ‘The Magic Flute’ and ‘Don Giovanni’ among many others. Mozart’s music is still considered the pinnacle of Western music and is enjoyed by people from all across the world. Here is a collection of some of the most profound quotations and thoughts by the great musician. Go though the collection of notable quotes and sayings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that will uplift your spirits.
Stay with me to-night; you must see me die. I have long had the taste of death on my tongue, I smell death, and who will stand by my Constanze, if you do not stay?
A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place.
When I feel well and in a good humour, or when I am taking a drive or walking after a good meal, or in the night when I cannot sleep, thoughts crowd into my mind as easily as you could wish.
I should like to know for what reason idleness is so popular with many young people that it is impossible to dissuade them from it either by words or by chastisements.
I am not thoughtless but am prepared for anything and as a result can wait patiently for whatever the future holds in store, and I'll be able to endure it.
