He That Divines The Secret Of My

Fate Gave To Man The Courage Of Endurance.

Oh You Men Who Think Or Say That I Am Malevolent, Stubborn, Or Misanthropic, How Greatly Do You Wrong Me. You Do Not Know The Secret Cause Which Makes Me Seem That Way To You. Oh How Harshly Was I Flung Back By The Doubly Sad Experience Of My Bad Hearing.

It Is The Power Of Music To Carry One Directly Into The Mental State Of The Composer.

How Glad I Am To Be Able To Roam In The Wood And Thicket, Among Trees And Flowers And Rocks ... In The Country, Every Tree Seems To Speak To Me, Saying, "holy! Holy", In The Woods, There Is Enchantment Which Expresses All Things.

Rossini Would Have Been A Great Composer If His Teacher Had Spanked Him Enough On His Backside.