Giuseppe Verdi

Beauty is a fleeting moment, but its impact can last an eternity.

The human mind is a universe in itself.

Music is the echo of the invisible world.

I adore art, but I adore it for art's sake, not for the sake of the artist.

Copying the truth may be a good thing, but inventing the truth is better, much better.

The public is a great beast, but it is a beast that must be fed.

I am not a learned musician, but I am a musician who has learned a great deal.

To compose is not to write notes, but to express feelings.

The theater is a school of life, where one learns to suffer and to love.

I believe in inspiration, but I also believe in hard work.

I prefer the applause of the public to that of the critics.

The true artist is one who creates, not one who imitates.

I have always tried to serve art, not to serve myself.

I am a man of the theater, and I know what the public wants.

I have always sought truth in art, even if it is a harsh truth.

The artist must have courage, courage to be himself.

I do not believe in rules, I believe in inspiration.

The public is never wrong, it is only sometimes mistaken.

I have always tried to make music that speaks to the heart, not to the head.

The artist must be a prophet, not a chronicler.