“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime.”

“In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite to noble deeds.”

“There was never a genius without a tincture of madness…”

“The cultivation of the intellect is man's highest good and purest happiness”

“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.”

“To lead an orchestra, you must turn your back on the crowd”

“Those who are not angry at the things they should be angry at are thought to be fools, and so are those who are not angry in the right way, at the right time, or with the right persons.”