The Spirit Can Assert Itself Only Through

To Write A Symphony Is, For Me, To Construct A World.

The Longer You Live And The More You Learn, The More Clearly You Will Feel The Difference Between The Few Men Who Are Truly Great And The Mere Virtuosi.

Never Let Oneself Be Guided By The Opinion Of One's Contemporaries. Continue Steadfastly On One's Way.

I Don't Let Myself Get Carried Away By My Own Ideas; I Abandon 19 Out Of 20 Of Them Every Day.

If I Weren't The Way I Am, I Shouldn't Write My Symphonies.