“The more I read, the more I meditate; and the more I acquire, the more I am enabled to affirm that I know nothing”

Voltaire, French philosopher.

Right answer,Jenny, Thank you. Source

Wow, I didn't know Mssr. V was so full of good quotes. I especially like: “Doubt is uncomfortable, certainty is ridiculous.”

Thanks for a great link, Mozart.

p.s. -- Did you see the NY Times Sunday crossword of Jan 22, 2006, commemorating the 250th birthday (Jan 27, 1756) of your namesake?

No,Professor I didn't see it.I picked that name because my daughter had a project to make on a famous classical composer, 5 years ago.Then, she was in 5th grade.I had to choose a member's name for "ask Jeeves" the same day. I told her about Mozart being the "Einstein of music",even rented the movie about him. I've added 56 because he was born in 1756, and me 1956.Although I play the piano and keyboards the talent between him and me is unmeasurable.

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Although I play the piano and keyboards the talent between him and me is unmeasurable.

...between him and anybody is unmeasurable!

The crossword, by Barany and Shteyman titled "The Sound of Music," refers to Mozart in theme clues as the "Mystery Person." After completing the puzzle we learn he was born on a Tuesday, while the six theme answers complete the following:

• As a toddler visiting a farm, he heard a pig squeal and identified it as a G-sharp.
• After a single hearing of a sacred piece in the Sistine Chapel, he wrote it down from memory.
• He once composed a piano piece that, to be performed correctly, required the use of two hands and a nose.
• He would sometimes compose symphonies while playing billiards.
• Scholars believe that "A Musical Joke" by him was a requiem for his pet bird.
• He once wrote a waltz in which the choice of measures was determined by the rolling of two dice.

You never know where good trivia will turn up!

{ Apologies for being off-topic again... }