Thank God when he oppresses you, and again when he releases you.

The beginning of faith is the beginning of fruitfulness; but the beginning of unbelief, however glittering, is empty.

Over all the mountain tops is peace. In all treetops you perceive scarcely a breath. The little birds in the forest are silent. Wait then; soon, you too, will have peace.

To appreciate the noble is a gain which can never be torn from us.

Music, in the best sense, does not require novelty; nay, the older it is, and the more we are accustomed to it, the greater its effect.

Thank God when He lays a burden on thee, and thank Him when He takes it off.

Taste is only to be educated by contemplation, not of the tolerably good but of the truly excellent.