The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will not submit to the mold of flattery. — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Even in poverty I lived like a king for I tell you that nobility is the thing that makes a king — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Strange, I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few notes. — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
But what a humiliation for me when someone standing next to me heard a flute in the distance and I heard nothing, or someone… — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives. — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
I despise a world which does not feel that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. — Ludwig Van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Good Morning, on July 7 My thoughts go out to you, my Immortal Beloved I can only live wholly with you or not at… — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than… — Ludwig Van Beethoven Copy Share Image
“You will not find a treatise that is too learned for me; without laying claim to any genuine learning, I yet accustomed myself from… — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
Don't only practise your art, but force your way into its secrets. — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
There are and always will be thousands of princes, but there is only one Beethoven! — Ludwig van Beethoven Copy Share Image
