Quote #11402
Colleges hate geniuses, just as convents hate saints.
Quote #27592
Help thyself, and God will help thee.
Quote #6782
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek...
Quote #2485
I tried to resist his overtures, but he plied me with symphonies, quartettes, chamber...
Quote #23480
Many brave men lived before Agamemnon but all are overwhelmed in eternal night, unwept,...
Quote #1732
Health is worth more than learning.
Quote #17732
Irrationally held truths may be more harmful than reasoned errors.
Quote #15550
Next to theology I give to music the highest place and honor. And we...
Quote #23853
To be feared is to fear no one has been able to strike terror...
Quote #25886
The next best thing to being witty one’s self, is to be able to...