He that divines the secret of my music is freed from the unhappiness that haunts the whole world of men.

I love a tree more than a man.

I have always reckoned myself among the greatest admirers of Mozart, and shall do so till the day of my death.

Handel is the greatest composer that ever lived... I would uncover my head and kneel down on his tomb.

There is no loftier mission than to approach the Godhead more nearly than other mortals, and by means of that contact to spread the rays of the Godhead through the human race.

Only art and science can raise men to the level of God.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.