When one does a thing, it appears good, otherwise one would not write it. Only later comes reflection, and one discards or accepts the thing. Time is the best censor, and patience a most excellent teacher.
Vienna is a handsome, lively city, and pleases me exceedingly.
Nothing is more beautiful than the sound of the guitar.
Play Mozart in memory of me - and I will hear you.
As long as I have health and strength, I will gladly work all my days.
The three most celebrated doctors on the island have been to see me. One sniffed at what I spat, the second tapped where I spat from, and the third sounded me and listened as I spat. The first said I was dead, the second that I was dying and the third that I'm going to die.