One can never read too little of bad, or too much of good books: bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind. In order to read what is good one must make it a condition never to read what is bad; for life is short, and both time and strength limited.

If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.

The life of every individual is really always a tragedy, but gone through in detail, it has the character of a comedy.

The old woman dies, the burden is lifted.

Music is the answer to the mystery of life. The most profound of all the arts, It expresses the deepest thoughts of life.

Music is the melody whose text is the world.

A man shows his character just in the way in which he deals with trifles, for then he is off his guard.