All I insist on, and nothing else, is that you should show the whole world that you are not afraid. Be silent, if you choose; but when it is necessary, speak—and speak in such a way that people will remember it.

Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.

Believe me, my sole purpose is to make as much money as possible; for after good health it is the best thing to have.

Handel understands effect better than any of us -- when he chooses, he strikes like a thunderbolt.

The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.

I am a fool. That is well known.

Love guards the heart from the abyss.