"Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold."

"The day will come when mankind will recognize me."

"Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?"

"A musician is a musician because he lives the music. Not just plays it. But lives it. And if he doesn't live it, he is nothing."

"My works are not for the multitude, but for the chosen few."