It is not solid wood that can become a flute, but the empty reed.
What one really wants is attracted by one, and one is attracted by what one wants.
Peace is perfected activity.
For a musician, music is the best way to unite with God.
He is thoughtful whose mind is directed by his will, whose mind fulfills his intentions, whose mind is under the control of his intention... It is not till a person has gained mastery over his mind, till he is above this activity, that he is a ruling power, a true person.
To be resigned means to find satisfaction in self-denial (Self-denial is the denial of one's lower self).