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These, too, seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood in comparison to genuine music, which fills the soul with a thousand things better than words.

-Felix Mendelssohn

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These, Too, Seem To Me So Ambiguous,

Felix Mendelssohn

These, too, seem to me so ambiguous, so vague, so easily misunderstood in comparison to genuine music, which fills the soul with a thousand things better than words.

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The process of philosophizing, to my mind, consists mainly in passing from those obvious, vague, ambiguous things, that we feel quite sure of, to something precise, clear, definite, which by reflection and analysis we find is involved in the vague thing that we start from, and is, so to speak, the real truth of which that vague thing is a sort of shadow.

Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? pythagoras was misunderstood, and socrates, and jesus, and luther, and copernicus, and galileo, and newton, and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. to be great is to be misunderstood.

I don't remember you being this reasonable before, " lissa said. "it's because everyone has different definitions of 'reasonable. ' mine's just misunderstood, that's all. " christian's voice was lofty. "i think you must be misunderstood a lot, " she laughed. his eyes held hers, and the smile on his face transformed into something warmer and softer. "well, i hope this isn't misunderstood. otherwise, i might get punched. " leaning over, he brought his lips to hers. lissa responded with no hesitation or thought whatsoever, losing herself in the sweetness of the kiss.

If i were related to monet, i don't know if i would be comfortable becoming an artist because it's too much, the comparison. if i wrote a book and put it out, the comparison to my great-grandfather, the comparison would be hilarious. every critic, it would be their dream, they'd tear me apart.

People usually complain that music is so ambiguous, and what they are supposed to think when they hear it is so unclear, while words are understood by everyone. but for me it is exactly the opposite...what the music i love expresses to me are thoughts not to indefinite for words, but rather too definite.

Man, them engagement rings, boy, they cost a lot. i was looking at 'em. cost like a thousand bucks, two thousand bucks, y'know. three thousand bucks. something like that- four thousand bucks. big number divisible by a thousand, anyways.

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