Quote of the day
Ah! what avail the largest gifts of Heaven,
When drooping health and spirits go amiss?
How tasteless then whatever can be given!
Health is the vital principle of bliss,
And exercise, of health.
Richard Strauss
Born: June 11, 1864
Died: September 8, 1949 (aged 85)
Bio: Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras.
Known for:
- Also sprach Zarathustra
- Ein Heldenleben
- Don Juan
- An Alpine Symphony
- Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Richard Strauss Quotes