The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

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.

When you have discovered a stain in yourself, you eagerly seek for and gladly find stains in others.

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.