Treasures are no longer to be got by instrumental art.

Meaning of the quote

This quote suggests that you can no longer easily obtain valuable things or achievements just by using your technical skills or artistic abilities alone. In the past, people could gain success or recognition simply by being highly skilled at their craft. However, the quote implies that this is no longer the case - there are now other factors beyond just technical proficiency that determine whether someone is able to acquire valuable "treasures" or accomplishments.

About Clara Schumann

Clara Schumann was a renowned German pianist, composer, and piano teacher of the Romantic era. She had a successful 61-year concert career, changed the format of piano recitals, and premiered many works by her husband, Robert Schumann, and their friend Johannes Brahms. After Robert’s death, she continued her concert tours and became an influential piano educator.

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The tea is ice-cold, the room grows colder and colder, but I grow warmer and warmer.

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I wish to lead a life free from care, and I see that I shall be unhappy if I cannot always work at my art.

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There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.

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I cannot be so bad when everybody is so fond of me.

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If I have known much trouble in my youth, I have also known much joy.

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Every man has his faults; I have and so have you – you will allow me to say so!

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I cannot give a single concert at which I do not play one piece after the other in an agony of terror because my memory threatens to fail me. This fear torments me for days beforehand.

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I do not want horses or diamonds – I am happy in possessing you.

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My imagination can picture no fairer happiness than to continue living for art.

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My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn’t each person give his life for his calling?

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Is an artist much more than a beggar?

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Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?

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