Before you can do something, you must first be something.
Normally, the sciences distance themselves from life and the return to it via a detour.
The rose is wont with pride to swell, and ever seeks to rise.
Names are but noise and smoke, Obscuring heavenly light.
Nature has neither kernel Nor shell
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.