“The mediator of the inexpressible is the work of art.”
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There is a courtesy of the heart it is allied to love. From its springs the purest courtesy in the outward behavior.
Music is either sacred or secular. The sacred agrees with its dignity, and here has its greatest effect on life, an effect that remains the same through all ages and epochs. Secular music should be cheerful throughout.
We know accurately only when we know little, with knowledge doubt increases.
To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.
