I am not fond of speaking about politics because I don't have in my possession an army of 200,000 soldiers.
Beware of missing chances; otherwise it may be altogether too late some day.
I carry a deep sadness of the heart which must now and then break out in sound.
Sorrowful and great is the artist's destiny.
Brahms' Variations are better than mine, but mine were written before his.
Companions, in misery and worse, that is what we all are, and to try to change this substantially avails us nothing.