"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music."
- Gustav Mahler
Creativity
"With the coming of spring, I am calm again."
- Gustav Mahler
Inner Peace
"I am hitting my head against the walls, but the walls are giving way."
- Gustav Mahler
Persistence
"Never let oneself be guided by the opinion of one's contemporaries. Continue steadfastly on one's way."
- Gustav Mahler
Determination
"Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire"
- Gustav Mahler
Wisdom
"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want."
- Zig Ziglar
Service
"So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, you should do it all for God's glory."
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"Whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
- Jesus
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"Do you know who will go first on the Day of Resurrection to the shade of God…Those who when given what is right accept it, when asked for something give freely and who judge in favor of others as they do for themselves."
- Prophet Muhammad (s)
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"If anyone fulfills his brother’s needs, Allah will fulfill his needs; if one relieves a Muslim of his troubles, Allah will relieve his troubles on the Day of Resurrection."
- Prophet Muhammad (s)
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