Above all things, I must not get angry. If I do get angry I knock all the teeth out of the mouth of the poor wretch who has angered me.

Why does God endow us with compassion?

Love is in the air these days, so we thought we'd give a try to make your day a little brighter.

Our castle is not imposing, but is well built, and surrounded by a very fine garden. I live in the bailiff's house.

Easy mind, light heart. A mind that is too easy hides a heart that is too heavy.

If only your pure and clean mind could touch me, dear Haydn, nobody has a greater reverence for you than I have.

My compositions spring from my sorrows. Those that give the world the greatest delight were born of my deepest griefs.