That first concept is alway the most naturally and best. The mind errs, the emotion never.

From a pound of iron, that costs little, a thousand watch-springs can be made, whose value becomes prodigious. The pound you have received from the Lord,--use it faithfully.

That first concept is alway the most naturally and best. The mind errs, the emotion never.

We may be sure that a genius like Mozart, were he born today, would write concertos like Chopin and not like Mozart.

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.

In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of.

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