Strange, I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few notes.

You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that.

Then let us all do what is right, strive with all our might toward the unattainable, develop as fully as we can the gifts God has given us, and never stop learning

My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company of others, no intelligent conversation, no exchange of information with peers; only the most pressing needs can make me venture into society. I am obliged to live like an outcast.

In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives.

When I open my eyes I must sigh, for what I see is contrary to my religion, and I must despise the world which does not know that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

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