Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for the lost faith in ourselves.

The world must be set in order. The time has come when ethics must be dealt with by science, and never again by mere opinion.

艺术家的功能是让人们意识到他们已经知道但没有意识到自己知道的东西。

惩罚罪过不回避权贵大臣，奖赏善行不遗漏普通百姓。

我花很多时间学习，总的来说，我是为了取悦自己而写音乐，而不是为了大众。