Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Prodigy composer

Early Modern influential 106 sayings

Sayings by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

My love for you grows with each passing day.

1782 — Letter to his wife, Constanze Mozart
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I have always composed with the greatest ease.

1778 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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I am a slave to no one.

1781 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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I have no desire to be rich, only to be happy.

Unknown — Attributed, likely from a personal reflection
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I laugh at the world, for it does not understand me.

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I love my work more than anything else.

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I am not afraid of death, for I know that I will live on in my music.

Unknown — Attributed, likely from a personal reflection
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I have never studied music, it comes to me naturally.

Unknown — Attributed, possibly an exaggeration or a testament to his prodigious talent
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I am a true German, and I love my country.

1782 — Letter to his father, Leopold Mozart
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I am a man of the world, and I know how to behave.

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I have no patience with people who are always complaining.

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I am not a man who can be easily deceived.

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I am a happy man, and I have nothing to complain about.

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I wish I could compose all day and all night.

Unknown — Attributed, likely from a personal reflection
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I am a simple man, and I love simple things.

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I have no enemies, only friends.

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I am a child of God, and I will always be one.

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I love my music more than my life.

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I am a man of peace, and I hate war.

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I am a true artist, and I will always be one.

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