Love guards the heart from the abyss.

Music must never offend the ear, but must please the listener, or, in other words, must never cease to be music.

If people could see into my heart, I should almost feel ashamed - all there is cold, cold as ice.

Directly after God in heaven comes a Papa.

I should like to know for what reason idleness is so popular with many young people that it is impossible to dissuade them from it either by words or by chastisements.

Love guards the heart from the abyss.

Write to me and don't be so lazy. Otherwise I shall have to give you a thrashing. What fun! I'll break your head.