“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”
法语
“简洁是最终的成就。当你演奏了大量的音符之后，是简洁作为艺术的最高奖赏浮现出来。”
名言
“Bach is like an astronomer who, with the help of ciphers, finds the most wonderful stars.”
英语
“巴赫就像一位天文学家，借助密码发现了最奇妙的星辰。”
致德尔菲娜·波托茨卡的信
来源有争议。肖邦-波托卡书信被广泛认为是伪造的，由保利娜·切尔尼卡于1940年代捏造。