"Blessed are they who early in life approach Bach, for their love and
veneration for music will multiply with the years.
"Blessed are they who remember their own early struggles, for their
merciful criticism will help others to a greater achievement and
furtherance of the Divine Art.
"Blessed are they who know their own limitations, for they shall have
joy in the accomplishment of others.
"Blessed are they who revere the teachers--their own or those of
others--and who remember them with credit.
"Blessed are they who, revering the old masters, seek out the newer ones
and do not begrudge them a hearing or two.
"Blessed are they who work in obscurity, nor sound the trumpet, for Art
has ever been for the few, and shuns the vulgar blare of ignorance.
"Blessed are they whom men revile as futurists and modernists, for Art
can evolve only through the medium of iconoclastic spirits.
"Blessed are they who unflinchingly serve their Art, for thus only is
their happiness to be gained.
"Blessed are they who have many enemies, for square pegs will never fit
into round holes."