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Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.Gustav Mahler
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The point is not to take the world's opinion as a guiding star but to go one's way in life and working unerringly, neither depressed by failure nor seduced by applause.Gustav Mahler
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With the coming of spring, I am calm again.Gustav Mahler
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Spring won't let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again.Gustav Mahler
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If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.Gustav Mahler
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In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience.Gustav Mahler
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The real art of conducting consists in transitions.Gustav Mahler
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Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos.Gustav Mahler
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The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content.Gustav Mahler