I Sometimes Lack Confidence In

The Principal Mark Of Genius Is Not Perfection, But Originality.

If We Were All Determined To Play The First Violin We Should Never Have An Ensemble. Therefore, Respect Every Musician In His Proper Place.

You Will Be Most Readily Cured Of Vanity Or Presumption By Studying The History Of Music, And By Hearing The Master Pieces Which Have Been Produced At Different Periods.

The Flame That Is Naturally Clear Always Gives The Most Light And Heat. If I Could Blend My Talent For Poetry And Music Into One, The Light Would Burn Still Clearer, And I Might Go Far.

Without Enthusiasm Nothing Great Can Be Effected In Art.