A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.
Don't only practise your art, but force your way into its secrets.
The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will not submit to the mold of flattery.
Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.
I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?