Creative Quotations from Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Hector Berlioz
(1803-1869) born on Dec 11

French composer. "He was a Romantic symphony and opera composer best known for "Symphonie Fantastique," 1830."

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."

If men of genius only knew what love their works inspire!

Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one has not time to write down.

The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.

At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	""Almanach des lettres francaises.""
R:	""Letter to Desmarest, Berlin," 1843."
A:	"In "Peter's Quotations," by Laurence J. Peter, 1977."
N:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K:	"In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."