A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must feel all the emotions that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humor will stimulate a like mood in the listener.
Bio: Thomas Adams was an English clergyman and reputed preacher. He was called The Shakespeare of the Puritans by Robert Southey; while he was a Calvinist in theology, he is not, however, accurately described as a Puritan.
