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I also had a brother who was like me a musician and a composer. A man of great talent, far more gifted than I. He died very young... he killed himself in the prime of his life.

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Discipline, work. Work, discipline.
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Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.
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All that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.
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I have become a different person. I don't know whether this person is better, he certainly is not happier.
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