Do you think I give a damn about your and your pathetic violin?
I want to seize fate by the throat.
Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.
Don't only practise your art, but force your way into its secrets.
You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that.
It is my wish that you may have at better and freer life than I have had. Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience; this was what upheld me in time of misery.