Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

Confucius
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Music is a powerful thing. The notes and tones we hear and the emotions and feelings it can evoke in others is unlike any other form of entertainment. It produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

Source: The Book Of Rites

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