Meandering in the spheres . . .

Today is the birthday of Pau Casals i Defilló (December 29, 1876 – October 22, 1973), cellist and conductor. He is best known by his professional name, Pablo Casals.

"To live is not enough; we must take part."
- Pablo Casals

"I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance."
- Pablo Casals

"Each second we live is a new and unique moment of the universe, a moment that will never be again And what do we teach our children? We teach them that two and two make four, and that Paris is the capital of France. When will we also teach them what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a marvel. You are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you. Your legs, your arms, your clever fingers, the way you move. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel. And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? You must work, we must all work, to make the world worthy of its children."
- Pablo Casals

"Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it."
- Pablo Casals

"Man has made many machines, complex and cunning, but which of them indeed rivals the workings of his heart?"
- Pablo Casals

"To the whole world you might be just one person, but to one person you might just be the whole world."
- Pablo Casals

"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?"
- Pablo Casals

"Music will save the world."
- Pablo Casals

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