I write [music] as a sow piddles.

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

Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.

Music is my life and my life is music. Anyone who does not understand this is not worthy of God.

To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop.

I write [music] as a sow piddles.

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.