Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it.

Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results.

In all things it is better to hope than to despair.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.

You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake.

I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

What you think about day and night forms your character and personality.

I want to make a New Year’s prayer, not a resolution. I’m praying for courage.

Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say.