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.

It is the great triumph of genius to make the common appear novel.

But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself.

Truth is contrary to our nature, not so error, and this for a very simple reason: truth demands that we should recognize ourselves as limited, error flatters us that, in one way or another, we are unlimited.

If we are out of synch with ourselves, everything is out of synch for us.

You can put up with everything in this world except not with a long stretch of beautiful days.

The century is advanced, but every individual begins afresh.