Only the flint of a man's mind can strike fire in music.
Figured Bass (Harmony) and Religion are self-contained things, one should not argue these.
Hide your secret even from the closest friend; learn to be silent.
I liked your opera. I think I will set it to music.
I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.
It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer.