My manuscripts sleep, while I cannot, for I am covered with poultices.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

I don't know how it is, but the Germans are amazed at me and I am amazed at them for finding anything to be amazed about.

As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.

I don't know where there can be so many pianists as in Paris, so many asses and so many virtuosi.

Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars.

The Official Bulletin declared that the Poles should be as proud of me as the Germans are of Mozart; obvious nonsense.