Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.
Where these words come from
- 88% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- William Shakespeare (1864), Hugo's own essay voice (nonfiction, not a novel character). French: "Ce qu'on ne peut dire et ce qu'on ne peut taire, la musique l'exprime." Trans. A. Baillot (Gutenberg #53490).
- William Shakespeare
- 1864
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