“Many's the man/ who thought himself wise/ but what he needed/ he did not know...”

“Bruckner he is my man!”

“I know of only one composer who measures up to Beethoven, and that is Bruckner.”

“I believe in God, Mozart and Beethoven, and likewise their disciples and apostles; - I believe in the Holy Spirit and the truth of the one, indivisible Art; - I believe that this Art proceeds from God, and lives within the hearts of all illumined men; - I believe that he who once has bathed in the sublime delights of this high Art, is consecrate to Her for ever, and never can deny Her; - I believe that through Art all men are saved.”

“Joy is not in things; it is in us”

“Der Gesang ist die in höchster Leidenschaft erregte Rede: die Musik ist die Sprache der Leidenschaft.”

“One might say that where Religion becomes artificial, it is reserved for Art to save the spirit of religion.”