Quotes by Hector Berlioz

• At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings.
• Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.
• Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love.
• The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck.
• Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.