Madness is a divine release of the soul from the yoke of custom and convention.
To begin with the wine jar in learning the potter's art.
Music is moral law. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, true and beautiful.
Too much attention to health is a hindrance to learning, to invention, and to studies of any kind, for we are always feeling suspicious shootings and swimmings in our heads, and we are prone to blame studies from them.
The deity on purpose [sings] the liveliest of all lyrics through the most miserable poet.
The elements of instruction should be presented to the mind in childhood, but not with any compulsion.