Occupation: Violinist Birth: February 2, 1875 Death: January 29, 1962
One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing ….
Genius is an overused word. The world has known only about a half dozen geniuses. I got only fairly near..
I saw a great many men die afterwards, some suffering horribly, but I do not recall any death that affected me quite so much as that of this first vi….
IN trying to recall my impressions during my short war duty as an officer in the Austrian Army, I find that my recollections of this period are very ….
My wife volunteered her services as Red Cross nurse, insisting upon being sent to the front, in order to be as near me as could be, but it developed ….
The outbreak of the war found my wife and me in Switzerland, where we were taking a cure..
The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome soun….
What impressed me particularly in Vienna was the strict order everywhere. No mob disturbances of any kind, in spite of the greatly increased liberty ….
Human nerves quickly get accustomed to the most unusual conditions and circumstances and I noticed that quite a number of men actually fell asleep fr….
Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for ….
The earlier days of the republic went into the acquisition of money and the provision for material things is now finding an outlet in the espousal of….
Courage, energy and patience are the virtues which appeal to my heart..
Life that only a few hours before had glowed with enthusiasm and exultation, suddenly paled and sickened..