Talent Works, Genius Creates.

Endeavour To Play Easy Pieces Well And With Elegance; That Is Better Than To Play Difficult Pieces Badly.

Let Your Intimate Friends Be Chosen From Such As Are Better Informed Than Yourself.

From A Pound Of Iron, That Costs Little, A Thousand Watch-springs Can Be Made, Whose Value Becomes Prodigious. The Pound You Have Received From The Lord,--use It Faithfully.

For Me, Music Is Always The Language Which Permits One To Converse With The Beyond.

You Should Diligently Play Scales And Fingerpractices. There Are Many, However, Who Believe They'll Achieve All, By Practicing Daily On Technique For Hours On End, Up Till High Age. It's Like Practicing Every Day To Enumerate The Alfabet Faster And Faster. One Would Think One Could Make Better Use Of Their Valuable Time.