When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.
Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.
The strongest memory is not as strong as the weakest ink.
In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.