The happiness of this world is something we cannot keep; it is just like the horizon - the nearer you go, the farther it goes. As soon as you get it, you see it is not the thing you wanted.

The soul is covered by a thousand veils.

I have found in every word a certain musical value, a melody in every thought, harmony in every feeling, and I have tried to interpret the same things with clear and simple words to those who used to listen to my music.

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

There is no end to one's faults. To think of them makes one humble.

Music is the language of the soul; and for two people of different nations or races to unite, there is no better means than music

One is never so strong as when one is broken.