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

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

Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpoints to hack post-horses.

Nevertheless the passions, whether violent or not, should never be so expressed as to reach the point of causing disgust; and music, even in situations of the greatest horror, should never be painful to the ear but should flatter and charm it, and thereby always remain music.

The wonders of the music of the future will be of a higher & wider scale and will introduce many sounds that the human ear is now incapable of hearing. Among these new sounds will be the glorious music of angelic chorales. As men hear these they will cease to consider Angels as figments of their imagination.

To every good friend I send my greet feet; addio nitwit. Love true true true until the grave, if I live that long and do behave.

Creativity is the firing of my soul.