I shall hear in heaven.

I shall seize fate by the throat.

ever thine, ever mine, ever ours

We mortals with immortal minds are only born for sufferings and joys, and one could almost say that the most excellent receive joy through sufferings.

Artists who have won fame are often embarrassed by it; thus their first works are often their best.

Men are not only together when they are with each other; even the distant and the dead live with us.

Music can change the world.