E. W. Howe on music

When a friend is in trouble, don’t annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.

The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.

When a man is trying to sell you something, don’t imagine he is that polite all the time.

If music be the food of love, play on.

William Shakespeare1564–1616Twelfth Night (1601), Act I, scene i.In context

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Music makes one feel so romantic⁠—at least it always gets on one’s nerves⁠—which is the same thing nowadays.

Oscar Wilde1854–1900

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Talking about music is like dancing about architecture.