If I have known much trouble in my youth, I have also known much joy.

There is nothing greater than the joy of composing something oneself and then listening to it.

Is an artist much more than a beggar?

Why hurry over beautiful things? Why not linger and enjoy them?

I do not want horses or diamonds - I am happy in possessing you.

My health may be better preserved if I exert myself less, but in the end doesn't each person give his life for his calling?