I am not thoughtless but am prepared for anything and as a result can wait patiently for whatever the future holds in store, and I'll be able to endure it.

I too had to work hard, so as not to have to work hard any longer.

What's even worse than a flute? - Two flutes!

I am not thoughtless but am prepared for anything and as a result can wait patiently for whatever the future holds in store, and I'll be able to endure it.

I write [music] as a sow piddles.

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

When I am traveling in a carriage, or walking after a good meal, or during the night when I cannot sleep; it is on such occasions that ideas flow best and most abundantly.