"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. If heed is not paid to this, it is not true music but a diabolical bawling and bellowing."

"Since the best man could not be obtained, mediocre ones would have to be accepted."

"I have composed a good deal, but it is all for the glory of God."

"I have to write music every day, or I become ill."

"I was born too early. I should have been born in a time when music was appreciated more."