"Nature is saturated with melody; heaven and earth are full of song." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"The morning stars sang together." ~~ Job (Iyov) 38:7
"There is singing again on Mt. Scopus. And there is rejoicing in the Holy City of Jerusalem." ~~ Louis Lipsky – Inauguration of Hebrew University, 1925
"Sweet are the songs of Israel. " ~~ ISecond Samuel (Shmuel 2) 23:1
"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