I love the opening to the Gradus by Johann Fux. Josephus: I come to you, venerable master, in order to be introduced to the rules and principles of music. Aloysius: You want, then, to learn the …
Humility
This is taken from Mademoiselle, a book about Nadia Boulanger. She is actually quoting Henri Bergson. [tweetherder text="One looks for praise in the exact proportion that one is unsure of …