Rhythm and harmony enter most powerfully into the inner most part of the soul and lay forcible hands upon it, bearing grace with them, so making graceful him who is rightly trained.

The greatest mistake in the treatment of diseases is that there are physicians for the body and physicians for the soul, although the two cannot be separated.

The qualities which a man seeks in his beloved are those characteristics of his own soul, whether he knows it or not.

Music is moral law. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, true and beautiful.

Lord of Lords, grant us the good whether we pray for it or not, but evil keep from us, even though we pray for it.

What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose.

And the first step, as you know, is always what matters most, particularly when we are dealing with those who are young and tender. That is the time when they are taking shape and when any impression we choose to make leaves a permanent mark.