[On Italian:] One may almost call it a language that talks of itself, and always seems more witty than its speakers.

A Gothic building engenders true religion ... The light, falling through colored glass, the singular forms of the architecture, unite to give a silent image of that infinite mystery which the soul for ever feels, and never comprehends.

[On Italian:] One may almost call it a language that talks of itself, and always seems more witty than its speakers.

The memories which come to us through music are not accompanied by any regrets; for a moment music gives us back the pleasures it retraces, and we feel them again rather than recollect them.

We understand death for the first time when he puts his hand upon one whom we love

Enthusiasm signifies 'God in us.'

The language of religion can alone suit every situation and every mode of feeling.