A composer's biography is written in his scores, not in his letters or diaries.
生命中最伟大的荣耀不在于从未跌倒，而在于每次跌倒后都能站起来。
Quality is not an end in itself; it is a means to an end.
君子吃饭无求过饱，……做事要勤奋，说话要谨慎，并能接近有道理的人，向他学习，以纠正自己的缺点，这就可以说是好学的人了。
The charm of study consists chiefly in the satisfaction which the mind experiences in acquiring knowledge.
A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.