"Love cannot express the idea of music, while music may give an idea of love."

"At least I have the modesty to admit that lack of modesty is one of my failings."

"The luck of having talent is not enough; one must also have a talent for luck."

"Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down."

"Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils."