A way of life which excludes the realm of the unknown and the mysterious is simply not in harmony with life itself.

In all teaching there must be a fusion of authority as an adult providing a stable framework for the children in one's care, and humility as another human being ready to educate an equal who may turn out to be a superior.

Life is not a finished product, it is only what we make of it, and if we make nothing of it, someone else will, and we will be his slave.

It is music that welds spiritual and sensual, that can convey ecstasy free of guilt, faith without dogma, love as homage, and a person at home with nature and the infinite.

Searching and the route we take are more important than making a find.

The ultimate aim in life should be to fulfill to the utmost all that within our ability and to share that which is good and beautiful.

Mozart resolved his emotions on a level that transformed them into moods uncontaminated by mortal anguish, enabling him to express the angelic anguish that is so peculiarly his own.