Quotes about Music
We are nowhere forbidden to laugh, or be satisfied with food...or to be delighted with music or to drink wine.
- John Calvin
Nothing exists without music, for the universe itself is said to have been framed by a kind of harmony of sounds, and the heaven itself revolves under the tone of that harmony.
- St. Isidore of Seville
Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
- Maya Angelou
To sing is to pray twice.
- St. Augustine
When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.
- Hildegard of Bingen
Music is a fair and glorious gift of God. I am strongly persuaded that after theology, there is no art which can be placed on the level with music.
- Martin Luther
Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.
- Martin Luther
I never had much interest in the piano until I realized that every time I played, a girl would appear on the piano bench to my left and another to my right.
- Duke Ellington
Life is serious, but I do think that God wants us to enjoy the things He's given us, like music.
- TobyMac
Music connects with the soul. I think it's the quickest art form to the soul.
- Chris Tomlin
The loving touch, like music, often utters the things that cannot be spoken.
- Ashley Montagu
Music directly represents the passions of the soul. If one listens to the wrong kind of music, he will become the wrong kind of person.
- Aristotle