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title: "2 Beethoven Quotes"
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# Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music, he was mentored during the Classical period, and his musical style was a key driver of the transition to Romantic music, and the expansion of instrumental fo

##  Quotes by Beethoven

> [“Beethoven speaking to royalty: "What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beethoven/beethoven-speaking-to-royalty-what-you-are-you-are-by-accident-of/)

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> [“Only the pure of heart can make a good soup.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beethoven/only-the-pure-of-heart-can-make-a-good-soup/)

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