Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music.

Sergei Rachmaninoff
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Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music. This quote was said by Johannes Brahms, in response to his father’s nagging complaint that he didn’t have time to spend on something worthwhile. Brahms said that the ability to create beautiful music was so good it could last forever, even if he didn’t have time to spend it.

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