There is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love.

The thinking person has the strange characteristic to like to create a fantasy in the place of the unsolved problem, a fantasy that stays with the person even when the problem has been solved and truth made its appearance.

It is unpleasant to miss even the most trifling thing to which we have been accustomed.

Time is a strange thing. It is a whimsical tyrant, which in every century has a different face for all that one says and does.

Who are you then?" "I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.

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.

We amuse ourselves painting our prison-walls with bright figures and brilliant landscapes.