A fellow of mediocre talent will remain a mediocrity, wheth… - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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A fellow of mediocre talent will remain a mediocrity, whether he travels or not; but one of superior talent (which without impiety I cannot deny that I possess) will go to seed if he always remains in the same place.

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 • Моцарт • Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart

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A man of ordinary talent will always be ordinary, whether he travels or not; but a man of superior talent will go to pieces if he remains forever in the same place.

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