Of all my children, this is the one that cost me the worst birth-pangs and brought me the most sorrow; and for that reason it is the one most dear to me.

From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape.

I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.

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

Only art and science can raise men to the level of God.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

The foundation of friendship demands the greatest likeness of human souls and hearts.