For every man there exists a bait which he cannot resist swallowing.
Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them.
It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.
Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
In truth, there was only one Christian and he died on the cross.
Without music, life would be a mistake.
The future influences the present just as much as the past.
In music, the passions enjoy themselves.
