You will be most readily cured of vanity or presumption by studying the history of music, and by hearing the master pieces which have been produced at different periods.
For me, music is always the language which permits one to converse with the Beyond.
Music owes as much to Bach as religion to its founder.
Music induces nightingales to sing, pug dogs to yelp.
Let your intimate friends be chosen from such as are better informed than yourself.
A fiery, good beginner always stands higher than a master in mediocrity.