"The inner history of a people is contained in its songs." ~~ Rabbi Adolph Jellinek
"O Music! miraculous art! A blast of thy trumpet, and millions rush forward to die; a peal of thy organ, and uncounted nations sink down to pray." ~~ Benjamin Disraeli
"This song shall testify before them as a witness." ~~ Deuteronomy (Devarim) 31:21
"The essence of music is a revelation…It is spirit, yet in need of time, rhythm; it is matter, yet independent of space." ~~ Heinrich Heine
"Music is a universal language, and needs not be translated. With it soul speaks to soul." ~~ Berthold Auerbach
"Music is prayer. " ~~ Ludwig Boerne
"As a seal of carnelian on a necklace of gold is a concert of music at a banquet of wine." ~~ Ben Sira
"Who sings in this world will sing also in the next. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"The ransomed of the Lord shall return…with singing to Zion." ~~ Isaiah (Yesha’yahu) 35:10
"The whole world is nothing more than a singing and a dancing before the Holy One, blessed be He. Every Jew is a singer before Him, and every letter in the Torah is a musical note." ~~ Nathan b. Naphtali Herz
"O sing unto the Lord a new song." ~~ Psalms (Tehillim) 98:1
"Three things soften a man’s heart: a pleasant melody, a pleasant scene, and a fragrant odor." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 57b