Music speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.

Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.

Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.

Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the fundamental laws of the State always change with them.

No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself