Man can find no better retreat from the world than art, and man can find no stronger link with the world than art.

Humans fear reason, but they ought to fear stupidity- for reason can be hard, but stupidity can be fatal.

If ever the Divine appeared on earth, it was in the person of Christ.

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

Mozart is a human incarnation of the divine force of creation.

Prudent and active men, who know their strength and use it with limit and circumspection, alone go far in the affairs of the world.

No limit, no definition, may restrict the range or depth of the human spirit's passage into its own secrets or the world's.