To be always seeking after the useful does not become free and exalted souls.

Emotions of any kind are produced by melody and rhythm; therefore by music a man becomes accustomed to feeling the right emotions; music has thus the power to form character, and the various kinds of music based on various modes may be distinguished by their effects on character.

For any two portions of fire, small or great, will exhibit the same ratio of solid to void; but the upward movement of the greater is quicker than that of the less, just as the downward movement of a mass of gold or lead, or of any other body endowed with weight, is quicker in proportion to its size.

One may go wrong in many different ways, but right only in one, which is why it is easy to fail and difficult to succeed.

All communication must lead to change

Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.

While fiction is often impossible, it should not be implausible.