I Was A God-fearing Child, Innocent And

Nothing Right Can Be Accomplished In Art Without Enthusiasm.

We Have Learned To Express The More Delicate Nuances Of Feeling By Penetrating More Deeply Into The Mysteries Of Harmony.

From A Pound Of Iron, That Costs Little, A Thousand Watch-springs Can Be Made, Whose Value Becomes Prodigious. The Pound You Have Received From The Lord,--use It Faithfully.

Believe Me, Were I Ever To Accomplish Anything, It Would Be In Music, Which Has Always Attracted Me; And, Without Overestimating Myself, I Am Conscious Of Possessing A Certain Creative Faculty.

People Compose For Many Reasons, To Become Immortal; Because The Piano Happens To Be Open; Because They Want To Become A Millionaire; Because Of The Praise Of Friends; Because They Have Looked Into A Pair Of Beautiful Eyes; Or For No Reason Whatsoever.