The soul-stirring image of death is no bugbear to the sage, and is looked on without despair by the pious. It teaches the former to live, and it strengthens the hopes of the latter in salvation in the midst of distress. Death is new life to both.

Mozart is a human incarnation of the divine force of creation.

Tolerance should really be only a temporary attitude; it must lead to recognition. To tolerate means to offend.

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

We are forced to participate in the games of life before we can possibly learn how to use the options in the rules governing them.

Science and art belong to the whole world, and before them vanish the barriers of nationality.

Excellence is rarely found, more rarely valued.