Quote by: Robert Schumann

From a pound of iron, that costs little, a thousand watch-springs can be made, whose value becomes prodigious. The pound you have received from the Lord,--use it faithfully.


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Author Bio


  • NameRobert Schumann
  • DescriptionGerman composer, aesthete and influential music critic
  • AliasesRobert Alexander Schumann
  • BornJune 8, 1810
  • DiedJuly 29, 1856
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionComposer; Pianist; Music Critic; Conductor; Writer; Musicologist
  • WorksSymphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2; Symphony No. 3; Kinderszenen