When asked what he would do if he knew the world would end tomorrow, Martin Luther said, "I would plant a tree."

Lord God...use me as Your instrument -- but do not forsake me, for if ever I should be on my own, I would easily wreck it all.

Anything that one imagines of God apart from Christ is only useless thinking and vain idolatry.

The devil should not be allowed to keep all the best tunes for himself.

The prosperity of a country depends, not on the abundance of its revenues, nor on the strength of its fortifications, nor on the beauty of its public buildings; but it consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment and character.

The man who has the will to undergo all labor may win to any good.

Those who love music are gentle and honest in their tempers. I always loved music, and would not, for a great matter, be without the little skill which I possess in the art.