I don’t let myself get carried away by my own ideas – I abandon 19 out of 20 of them every day. — Gustav Mahler
I have become a different person. I don’t know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier. — Gustav Mahler
I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. As I now count on your understanding. — Gustav Mahler
I was a crazy young man who let himself be blinded by his passions and obeyed only the impulses of the moment. — Gustav Mahler
In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience. — Gustav Mahler
In the theatrical works we love and admire the most, the ending of the drama generally takes place offstage. — Gustav Mahler
It is strange how one feels drawn forward without knowing at first where one is going. — Gustav Mahler
It’s not just a question of conquering a summit previously unknown, but of tracing, step by step, a new pathway to it. — Gustav Mahler
Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one’s contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one’s way. — Gustav Mahler
Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer! I must get out and breathe the air deeply again. — Gustav Mahler
The further the music develops, the more complex the apparatus used by the composer to express his thoughts becomes. — Gustav Mahler
The impressions of the spriritual experiences gave my future life its form and content. — Gustav Mahler
The point is not to take the world’s opinion as a guiding star but to go one’s way in life and working unerringly — Gustav Mahler
There is a world of difference between a mahler eighth note and a normal eighth note. — Gustav Mahler
When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one. — Gustav Mahler