How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and...
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
The superior man is modest in his speech but excels in his actions.
Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are very easy to get.
I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
The gentleman understands what is moral. The small man understands what is profitable.
What the superior man seeks is in himself what the small man seeks is in others.
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.