The very essence of success is practice.
Art without technique is invertebrate, shapeless, characterless.
I am inclined to believe that some music, like certain poetry, finds its appeal and way to all.
Music expresses first of all sadness rather than joy.
Art is the expression of the immortal part of man.
Just as surely as every new language mastered opens up a new world, so knowledge of a Beethoven, a Chopin, or a Schumann opens up a new world in spiritual beauty and thought.