Music Quotes
Quotes about music, the language of the soul. This hand-picked collection brings together 30 of the finest music quotes ever written — from Leo Tolstoy, William Wordsworth, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and other great voices. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
Music is the shorthand of emotion.
Winter is the season in which nature changes its tune.
In summer, the song sings itself — and so does the heart that is at peace.
For I have learned to look on nature, not as in the hour of thoughtless youth, but hearing oftentimes the still, sad music of humanity.
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.
In summer, the song sings itself.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
If music be the food of love, play on.
What is a poet? An unhappy man who hides deep sorrows in his heart, but whose lips are so formed that when the sigh and cry pass through them, it sounds like lovely music.
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent.
Music is the universal language of mankind.
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks. May your heart be as light as a song.
Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory.
The earth has music for those who listen.
In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
The ocean is a mighty harmonist.
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination.
All you need is love.
Without music, life would be a mistake.
Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.
Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter.
Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright.
Listen to the night sky; the mockingbird always sings you my song.
The silence of the night is the melody of the soul.
In the cadence of life, Diwali is the crescendo of light.