It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer.
Don't only practise your art, but force your way into its secrets.
I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.
I love a tree more than a man.
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.