Liberty is from God; liberties, from the devil.

All men are selfish, but the vain man is in love with himself. He admires, like the lover his adored one, everything which to others is indifferent.

If you sound great in the practice room, you're practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt.

Truly, one gets easier accustomed to a silken bed than to a sack of leaves.

We hear the rain fall, but not the snow. Bitter grief is loud, calm grief is silent.

Being alone when one's belief is firm, is not to be alone.