I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.
Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization.
I think I should have no other mortal wants, if I could always have plenty of music. It seems to infuse strength into my limbs and ideas into my brain. Life seems to go on without effort, when I am filled with music.
The report of my death was an exaggeration.
We turn not older with years, but newer every day.
The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.