I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.
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Johann Sebastian Bach Quote
“Like all music, the figured bass should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the recreation of the soul; where this is not kept in mind there is no true music, but only an infernal clamour and ranting.”
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