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From Quotes by Ludwig van Beethoven
- Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman.
- He that divines the secret of my music is freed from the unhappiness that haunts the whole world of men.
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- I carry my thoughts about with me for a long time... before writing them down... once I have grasped a theme. I shall not forget…
- What is to reach the heart must come from above; if it does not come from thence, it will be nothing but notes, body without…
- From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape.
- Recommend virtue to your children, that alone - not wealth - can give happiness. It upholds in adversity and the thought of it and my…
- I don't want to know anything about your system of ethics. Strength is the morality of the man who stands out from the rest, and…
- It is my wish that you may have at better and freer life than I have had. Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not…
- Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.
- Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.
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