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Quote by William Congreve
Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or ben

Music has charms to sooth a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. – William Congreve

Other quotes by William Congreve

A wit should no more be sincere, than a woman constant; one argues a decay of parts, as to other of beauty. – William Congreve

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Sincerity
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William Congreve
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Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass. – William Congreve

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Business
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Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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Truly to sing, that is a different breath. – Rainer Maria Rilke

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Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music. – Diogenes

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I love recording music. – J. J. Abrams

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