Sunday, March 14, 2010

One Last Music Quote

Finishing up our week of quotes about music, we have this from the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), written when he was only 14 years old!

"God gave us music so that we, first and
foremost, will be guided upward by it. All
qualities are united in music: it can lift us up,
it can be capricious, it can cheer us up and
delight us, nay, with its soft, melancholy tunes,
it can even break the resistance of the
toughest character. Its main purpose,
however, is to lead our thoughts upward,
so that it elevates us, even deeply moves us."

2 comments:

Lil' Sis said...

Dr John,
Here is hoping this will not be your last "music quote" -
Lil' Sis

John Hajduk said...

Not the last one ever, just in this sequence.
Dr. John