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The violin : solo playing, soloists and solos, 1905
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1unquenchable liking, in addition to all the requisites above enumerated, he may pine in indigence, or get through life somehow, but he must never hope to be, in the proper sense of the world, a violinist.
3"There is only one way to success, and that is work! work! work! True as this undoubtedly is in all cases, in no instance will it be found so applicable as the present; for in no profession will the student have so many difficulties to encounter—in no profession so many sacrifices to make—in no profession will he have to work so hard and study so intensely—and in no profession is the reward of his talents so precarious and uncertain, as is lamentably proved by every day's experience, and by every page of history.
5"Let it not be said that by such assertions I am raising obstacles and throwing obstructions in the paths of men of genius; for to such obstacles act as a stimulus—what quenches others gives them fire; and I am confident a knowledge of the truth will in the end equally benefit the art and the artist. Should anyone be discouraged by it, I would say I had rendered them an essential service—they will soon find some other profession or situation better suited to their talents. But to those who can, undismayed, look all the difficulties in the face, who have made up their minds to conquer, who cannot be restrained from the pursuit of it, of those would I say, they alone are worthy, they alone are likely to succeed, they are the strongest proofs that can be obtained of possessing all the necessary requisites, and there is every probability that they will do honour to their art, their country, and themselves; for nothing is denied to persevering and well-directed industry. But as to difficulties, however they may fret us, we must, and ought to, consider them as our very best friends. Difficulties serve to keep out unqualified and unworthy competitors; if there were no difficulties, everyone would be a violinist.
7"In the earliest days of Wieniawski, Vieuxtemps, Joachim, Wilhelmj and Sarasate, the public and the artist went hand in hand. The artist and the public were ever
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