"Nature is saturated with melody; heaven and earth are full of song." ~~ Nachman of Bratslav
"As a seal of carnelian on a necklace of gold is a concert of music at a banquet of wine." ~~ Ben Sira
"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." ~~ Berthold Auerbach
"Who sings in this world will sing also in the next. " ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"Three things soften a man’s heart: a pleasant melody, a pleasant scene, and a fragrant odor." ~~ Talmud, Berakot 57b
"In the high spheres there are temples which may be opened only with song." ~~ Shneor Zalman
"There is singing again on Mt. Scopus. And there is rejoicing in the Holy City of Jerusalem." ~~ Louis Lipsky – Inauguration of Hebrew University, 1925
"Where there’s music, pour not out talk." ~~ Apocrypha: Ben Sira
"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
"The inner history of a people is contained in its songs." ~~ Rabbi Adolph Jellinek
"Through true song one may rise to the power of prophecy." ~~ Joseph Opatoshu