Belief of some sort is the lifeblood of Art.
Music is not a science any more than poetry is. It is a sublime instinct, like genius of all kinds.
No great talker ever did any great thing yet, in this world.
Genius cannot escape the taint of its time more than a child the influence of its begetting.
Opposition to a man in love is like oil to fire.
Christianity is a formula: it is nothing more.