I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.

It is the special province of music to move the heart.

What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve.

Old concept: Love is blind. Marriage is an eye opener. New concept: Love is not blind - it simply enables one to see things others fail to see.

Harmony is next to Godliness

Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence.

A Composition on the Piano