If I Decide To Be An Idiot,

The Most Stupendous Miracle In All Music.

On One Of Those Rare Occasions When Bach Appraised His Own Life's Work, He Remarked: I Worked Hard.

I Worked Hard. Anyone Who Works As Hard As I Did Can Achieve The Same Results.

On Land, On Sea, At Home Abroad, I Smoke My Pipe And Worship God.

I Have Always Kept One End In View, Namely ... To Conduct A Well-regulated Church Music To The Honour Of God.