“Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.”

“Music is ... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy”

“Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear.”

“Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.”

“Never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.”

“It is my wish that you may have at better and freer life than I have had. Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience; this was what upheld me in time of misery.”

“Whoever tells a lie is not pure of heart, and such a person can not cook a clean soup.”