"Joy is not in things; it is..." - Quote by Richard Wagner
Joy is not in things; it is in us.
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“I am writing Parsifal only for my wife - if I had to depend on the German spirit, I should have nothing more to say.”
“I was in a state of gnawing, sensuous agitation that excited continually both blood and nerves when I sketched out the music for 'Tannhauser' and brought it to completion.”
“I write music with an exclamation point!”
More on Joy
“Don't ever believe that you are going to be peaceful-life is not like that. When you are changing all the time, you've got to continue to keep adjusting to change, which means that you are going to be constantly facing new obstacles. That's the joy of living. And once you are involved in the process of becoming, there is no stopping. You're doomed! You're gone! But what a fantastic journey! Every day is new. Every flower is new. Every face is new. Everything in the world is new, every morning of your life. Stop seeing it as a drag!”
“Life is one grand, sweet song, so start the music.”
“The habit of always putting off an experience until you can afford it, or until the time is right, or until you know how to do it is one of the greatest burglars of joy. Be deliberate, but once you've made up your mind -jump in.”
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“Without virtue, happiness cannot be.”
“The domestic man, who loves no music so well as his kitchen clock, and the airs which the logs sing to him as they burn on the hearth, has solaces which others never dream of.”
“The conviction of the rich that the poor are happier is no more foolish than the conviction of the poor that the rich are.”