To send light into the darkness of men's hearts - such is the duty of the artist.

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

We have learned to express the more delicate nuances of feeling by penetrating more deeply into the mysteries of harmony.

I was a God-fearing child, innocent and physically attractive.

Only when the form grows clear to you, will the spirit become so too.

Remember, there are more people in the world than yourself. Be modest! You have not yet invented nor thought anything which others have not thought or invented before. And should you really have done so, consider it a gift of heaven which you are to share with others.

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