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Hugo von Hofmannsthal Quotes: Singing is near miraculous because it is the mastering of what is otherwise a pure instrument of egotism: the human voice.
         

Singing is near miraculous because it is the mastering of what is otherwise a pure instrument of egotism: the human voice.


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Knowledge is little; to know the right context is much; to know the right spot is everything.



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