Best Ludwig van Beethoven Quotes
- Rossini would have been a great composer if his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside. Backside
- I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time, often for a very long time, before writing them down. Carry
- She was such a good loving mother, my best friend. Oh, who was happier than I when I could still say the dear name "Mother,"… Best
- No friend have I. I must live by myself alone; but I know well that God is nearer to me than others in my art,… Alone
- I change many things, discard others, and try again and again until I am satisfied; then, in my head, I being to elaborate the work… Angle
- From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape. I pursue it. Breathless I catch up with it. It flies again, it disappears, it… Breathless
- I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet. Alphabet
- Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear. Cannot Hear
- Whoever tells a lie is not pure of heart, and such a person can not cook a clean soup. Clean
- One must not hold one's self so divine as to be unwilling occasionally to make improvements in one's creations. Creation
- I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my… All
- There ought to be only one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works and from which he could… Art
- I have always reckoned myself among the greatest admirers of Mozart, and shall do so till the day of my death. Admirer
- To me the highest thing, after God, is my honor. Funny
- There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art. Art
- Men are not only together when they are with each other; even the distant and the dead live with us. Dead
- The foundation of friendship demands the greatest likeness of human souls and hearts. Demand
- There is no loftier mission than to approach the Divinity nearer than other men, and to disseminate the divine rays among mankind. Among
- The amount of money one needs is terrifying... Amount
- In praise of Thy goodness I must confess that Thou didst try with all Thy means to draw me to Thee. Sometimes it pleased Thee… All
- The world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will… Art
- I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I… Compose
- I alter some things, eliminate and try again until I am satisfied. Then begins the mental working out of this material in its breadth, its… Alter
- Strange, I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few notes. Feel
- Handel, to him I bow the knee. Bow
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