Alexander Hamilton:
The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right. Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government... Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve in the mass of the people be supposed steadily to pursue the public good?

Hector Berlioz quotes

Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
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At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.
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Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.
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Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love.
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The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
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