"The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends."
"The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee."
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Source: An Encyclopedia of Quotations About Music. Book by Nat Shapiro, p. 130, 1981.
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