Fate Gave To Man The Courage Of

Fate Gave To Man The Courage Of Endurance.

This Is The Mark Of A Really Admirable Man: Steadfastness In The Face Of Trouble.

When I Open My Eyes I Must Sigh, For What I See Is Contrary To My Religion, And I Must Despise The World Which Does Not Know That Music Is A Higher Revelation Than All Wisdom And Philosophy.

In The World Of Art, As In The Whole Of Creation, Freedom And Progress Are The Main Objectives.

Yet It Was Impossible For Me To Say To People, 'speak Louder, Shout, For I Am Deaf.' Ah, How Could I Possibly Admit An Infirmity In The One Sense Which Ought To Be More Perfect In Me Than Others, A Sense Which I Once Possessed In The Highest Perfection, A Perfection Such As Few In My Profession Enjoy Or Ever Have Enjoyed.