“I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.”

“What I have achieved by industry and practice, anyone else with tolerable natural gift and ability can also achieve.”

“I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.”

“Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence.”

“God's gift to his sorrowing creatures is a joy worthy of their destiny.”

“It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.”

“The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.”

“Music is an agreeable harmony for the honor of God and the permissible delights of the soul.”

“Music is a mixed mathematical science that concerns the origens, attributes, and distinctions of sound, out of which a cultivated and lovely melody and harmony are made, so that God is honored and praised but mankind is moved to devotion, virtue, joy, and sorrow.”