“If music be the food of love, play on.”
William Shakespeare Twelfth Night
Orsino, Act I, scene i.
Variant: Music, moody food
Of us that trade in love.
Source: Twelfth Night (1601)
“If music be the food of love, play on.”
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“If one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk.”
Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest
Algernon, Act I.
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
Context: Of course the music is a great difficulty. You see, if one plays good music, people don't listen, and if one plays bad music people don't talk.
