Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
-Ludwig Van Beethoven
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
-Saint Augustine of Hippo
I’d hate to be an atheist, die and meet God only to have him say, I’m sorry, but I don’t believe in you.
-Robert G. Lee
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Follow me, and let the people speak: stay still like a tower which doesn’t collapse when a strong wind blows.
-Dante Alighieri
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.