We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!

He who only tastes his error will long dwell with it, will take delight in it as in a singular felicity; while he who drains it to the dregs will, if he be not crazy, find it to be what it is.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.

Our virtues and view spring from one root.

Habit is a man's sole comfort. We dislike doing without even unpleasant things to which we have become accustomed.