From The Glow Of Enthusiasm I Let

Yet It Was Impossible For Me To Say To People, 'speak Louder, Shout, For I Am Deaf.' Ah, How Could I Possibly Admit An Infirmity In The One Sense Which Ought To Be More Perfect In Me Than Others, A Sense Which I Once Possessed In The Highest Perfection, A Perfection Such As Few In My Profession Enjoy Or Ever Have Enjoyed.

Artists Who Have Won Fame Are Often Embarrassed By It; Thus Their First Works Are Often Their Best.

I Wish You Music To Help With The Burdens Of Life ,and To Help You Release Your Happiness To Others.

I Know Of No More Sacred Duty Than To Rear And Educate A Child.

There Is No Greater Pleasure For Me Than To Practice And Exhibit My Art.