Music induces nightingales to sing, pug dogs to yelp.

Endeavour to play easy pieces well and with elegance; that is better than to play difficult pieces badly.

People compose for many reasons, to become immortal; because the piano happens to be open; because they want to become a millionaire; because of the praise of friends; because they have looked into a pair of beautiful eyes; or for no reason whatsoever.

When you play, do not trouble yourself as to who is listening. Yet always play as though a master listened to you.

Nature best teaches how to pray, and how to reverence all the gifts the Almighty has given us. She is like a vast outspread handkerchief, embroidered with God's eternal name, on which we may dry alike our tears of sorrow and of joy; she turns weeping into ecstasy, and fills our hearts with speechless, quiet reverence and resignation.

The poet sees better than other mortals. I do not see things as they are, but according to my own subjective impression, and this makes life easier and simpler.

You write to become immortal, or because the piano happens to be open, or you've looked into a pair of beautiful eyes.