God First, Then Papa.

People Err Who Think My Art Comes Easily To Me. I Assure You, Dear Friend, Nobody Has Devoted So Much Time And Thought To Compositions As I. There Is Not A Famous Master Whose Music I Have Not Industriously Studied Through Many Times.

I Do Not Hear In My Imagination The Parts Successively, But I Hear Them Gleich Alles Zusammen - At The Same Time All Together.

Neither A Lofty Degree Of Intelligence Nor Imagination Nor Both Together Go To The Making Of Genius. Love, Love, Love, That Is The Soul Of Genius.

Patience And Tranquility Of Mind Contribute More To Cure Our Distempers As The Whole Art Of Medicine

Melody Is The Essence Of Music. I Compare A Good Melodist To A Fine Racer, And Counterpoints To Hack Post-horses.