“An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience”
“An opera may be allowed to be extravagantly lavish in its decorations, as its only design is to gratify the senses and keep up an indolent attention in the audience”
“If punishment makes not the will supple it hardens the offender”
“Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing”
“I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”
“Without music, life would be a mistake”
“It is one thing to show a man that he is in an error, and another to put him in possession of truth”
“A clever child brought up with a foolish one can itself become foolish. Man is so perfectible and corruptible he can become a fool through good sense”