In Order To Compose, All

You Should Neither Play Bad Compositions, Nor, Unless Compelled, Listen To Them.

A Fiery, Good Beginner Always Stands Higher Than A Master In Mediocrity.

Music - So Different From Painting - Is The Art Which We Enjoy Most In Company With Others. A Symphony, Presented In A Room With One Other Listener, Would Please Him But Little.

My Symphonies Would Have Reached Opus 100 If I Had But Written Them Down... Sometimes I Am So Full Of Music, And So Overflowing With Melody, That I Find It Simply Impossible To Write Down Anything.

If, While At The Piano, You Attempt To Form Little Melodies, That Is Very Well; But If They Come Into Your Mind Of Themselves, When You Are Not Practising, You May Be Still More Pleased; For The Internal Organ Of Music Is Then Roused In You. The Fingers Must Do What The Head Desires; Not The Contrary.