What is to reach the heart must come from above; if it does not come from thence, it will be nothing but notes, body without spirit.
In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives.
Music can change the world.
Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in notes.
If I contemplate myself as part of the Universe: what am I?
Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold.