A good man, through obscurest aspirations Has still an instinct of the one true way.

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.

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Originality provokes originality.

I am very anxious to please the public, particularly as it lives and lets live.

Very few people love others for what they are; rather, they love what they lend them, their own selves, their own idea of them.

There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation.