Vulgar words in Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 1 (Page 1)
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No doubt Chopin looked up with more respect and thought himself more indebted to Elsner than to Zywny; but that he had a good opinion of both his masters is evident from his pithy reply to the Viennese gentleman who told him that people were astonished at his having learned all he knew at Warsaw: "From Messrs. Zywny and Elsner even the greatest ass must learn something."
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There were three classes of pupils, the diables, betes, and devotes (the devils, blockheads, and devout).