Those who hope for no other life are dead even for this.
To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.
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.
I let everyone follow his own bent, that I may be free to follow mine.
Our virtues and view spring from one root.
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.