I dislike nothing more than finding fault with a man's nature or talent; it only depresses and worries and does no good; one cannot add a cubit to one's stature, all striving and struggling are useless there, so one has to be silent about it, and let the responsibility rest with God.
Felix MendelssohnThis is what I think art is and what I demand of it: that it pull everyone in, that it show one person another's most intimate thoughts and feelings, that it throw open the window of the soul.
Felix MendelssohnNever mind, put any book on the piano, and someone can turn from time to time, so I need not look as though I played by heart.
Felix Mendelssohn