Music must be supported by the king and the princes, for the maintenance of the arts is their duty no less than the maintenance of the laws.

Heavy thoughts bring on physical maladies; when the soul is oppressed so is the body.

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.

If you young fellows were wise, the devil couldn't do anything to you, but since you aren't wise, you need us who are old.

Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave.

Beautiful music is the art of the prophets that can calm the agitations of the soul; it is one of the most magnificent and delightful presents God has given us.

Godly people are waiting for the Lord; therefore they live, therefore they are saved, therefore they receive what has been promised.