Some fellow built a house here and wrote on it: When I buil… - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Some fellow built a house here and wrote on it:
When I built my house I was very glad,
when I knew its cost I got very sad.
(During the night somebody scribbled right under it:)
Building a house takes a lot of loot,
and you should have known it,
you nincompoop.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was an Austrian composer and musician.

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Native Name: Johann Chrysostomos Wolfgang Gottlieb Mozart

Alternative Names: Mozart • Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Amadeus Mozart • W. A. Mozart • Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Amadeus Mozart • Johannes Chrisostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart • V. A. Mocartas • Volphnkank Amedaios Motsart • Apollo Mozzart • Wolfgango Amadeo Mozart • Mozhate • Wolfgang Gottlieb Mozart • Wolfgang Amadè Mozart • Wolfgang Amadeus Chrysostom Mozart

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The golden mean, the truth, is no longer recognized or valued. To win applause one must write stuff so simple that a coachman might sing it, or so incomprehensible that it pleases simply because no sensible man can comprehend it.

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Some fellow built a house here and wrote on it: When I built my house I was very glad, when I knew its cost I got very sad. (During the night somebod… - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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