“From a pound of iron, that costs little, a thousand watch-springs can be made, whose value becomes prodigious. The pound you have received from the Lord,--use it faithfully.”

“By means of industry and perseverance you will rise higher and higher.”

“When you play, never mind who listens to you.”

“Play always as if in the presence of a master.”

“If, while at the piano, you attempt to form little melodies, that is very well; but if they come into your mind of themselves, when you are not practising, you may be still more pleased; for the in...”

“Look deeply into life, and study it as diligently as the other arts and sciences.”