My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.

Men are not made religious by performing certain actions which are externally good, but they must first have righteous principles, and then they will not fail to perform virtuous actions.

Prayer is a very precious medicine, one that certainly helps and never fails, if you will only use it.

People gave ear to an upstart astrologer who strove to show that the earth revolves, not the heavens or the firmament, the sun and the moon....This fool wishes to reverse the entire science of astronomy; but sacred scripture tells us [Joshua 10:13]that Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and not the earth.

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.

At Poltersberg, there is a lake similarly cursed. If you throw a stone into it, a dreadful storm immediately arises, and the whole neighboring district quakes to its centre. 'Tis the devils kept prisoner there.

Music is one of the fairest and most glorious gifts of God.