If Beethoven Is A Prodigy Of Man,

Answer Them Critics With Silence And Indifference. It Works Better, I Assure You, Than Anger And Argument. . . .

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Is The Only Musician Who Had As Much Knowledge Asgenius, And As Much Genius As Knowledge.

Nothing Primes Inspiration More Than Necessity, Whether It Be The Presence Of A Copyist Waiting For Your Work Or The Prodding Of An Impresario Tearing His Hair.

The Language Of Music Is Common To All Generations And Nations; It Is Understood By Everybody, Since It Is Understood With The Heart.

How Wonderful Opera Would Be If There Were No Singers.