Sacrifice, which is the passion of great souls, has never been the law of societies.

The test of every religious, political, or educational system, is the man which it forms. If a system injures the intelligence it is bad. If it injures the character it is vicious. If it injures the conscience it is criminal.

Music is harmony, harmony is perfection, perfection is our dream, and our dream is heaven.

Let the living live; and you, gather together your thoughts, leave behind you a legacy of feeling and ideas; you will be most useful so.

To live we must conquer incessantly, we must have the courage to be happy.

Every life is a profession of faith.

When everything has its proper place in our minds, we are able to stand in equilibrium with the rest of the world.