1. “I know no other sign of superiority than Goodness.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
2. “What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself. There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
3. “Artists who have won fame are often embarrassed by it; thus their first works are often their best.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
4. “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, so I will walk fearlessly with Him.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
5. “Applaud, my friends, the comedy is over” – Ludwig van Beethoven
6. “Even in poverty I lived like a king for I tell you that nobility is the thing that makes a king” – Ludwig van Beethoven
7. “Wherever you are, I am there also.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
8. “Only art and science can raise men to the level of God.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
9. “Recommend to your children to be virtuous, only the virtue can bring us happiness, not the money.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
10. “Mistakes – mistakes – you yourself are a unique mistake!” – Ludwig van Beethoven
11. “Then let us all do what is right, strive with all our might toward the unattainable, develop as fully as we can the gifts God has given us, and never stop learning” – Ludwig van Beethoven
12. “I liked your opera. I think I will set it to music.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
13. “Oh continue to love me, never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
14. “Love, and love alone, is capable of giving thee a happier life.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
15. “I wish you music to help with the burdens of life ,and to help you release your happiness to others.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
16. “Oh, how beautiful it is to be alive – would that I could live a thousand times.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
17. “An artist is someone who has learned to trust in himself.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
18. “To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
19. “One must not hold one’s self so divine as to be unwilling occasionally to make improvements in one’s creations.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
20. “Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup. ” – Ludwig van Beethoven
21. “I know of no more sacred duty than to rear and educate a child.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
22. “We all make mistakes, but everyone makes different mistakes” – Ludwig van Beethoven
23. “Fate gave to man the courage of endurance.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
24. “Music can change the world.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
25. “Only the pure of heart can make a good soup.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
26. “Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear” – Ludwig van Beethoven
27. “There are and always will be thousands of princes, but there is only one Beethoven!” – Ludwig van Beethoven
28. “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 money, can make them happy. I speak from experience; this was what upheld me in time of misery.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
29. “Only the flint of a man’s mind can strike fire in music.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
30. “Don’t regard yourself as too divine to improve, occasionally, your own works.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
31. “To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it be before the throne.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
32. “Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
33. “Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
34. “Ludwig van Beethoven” – Ludwig van Beethoven
35. “Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy, it is the wine of a new procreation, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for men and makes them drunk with the spirit” – Ludwig van Beethoven
36. “A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
37. “Let your deafness no longer be a secret – even in art.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
38. “Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
39. “Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; art deserves that, for it and knowledge can raise man to the Divine.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
40. “Never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
41. “We all make mistakes, but everyone makes different mistakes.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
42. “Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?” – Ludwig van Beethoven
43. “Love demands all, and has a right to all.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
44. “Sacrifice once and for all the trivialities of social life to your art.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
45. “Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman” – Ludwig van Beethoven
46. “Art demands of us that we shall not stand still.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
47. “Music is indeed the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
48. “From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
49. “The amount of money one needs is terrifying…” – Ludwig van Beethoven
50. “Art always demands of us something new.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
51. “Music is the mediator between the life of the senses and the life of the spirit.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
52. “Everything should be at once surprising and inevitable.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
53. “Oh continue to love me – never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. ever thine ever mine ever ours.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
54. “I cannot bring myself to write for the flute, as this instrument is too limited and imperfect.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
55. “Hide your secret even from the closest friend; learn to be silent…” – Ludwig van Beethoven
56. “Love, and love alone, is capable of giving you a happier life.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
57. “I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
58. “What I have in my heart and soul – must find a way out. That’s the reason for music.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
59. “Even in poverty I lived like a king for I tell you that nobility is the thing that makes a king.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
60. “I can do nothing but think of you… What have you done to me? Can’t you remove the spell you have cast over me?” – Ludwig van Beethoven
61. “Strange, I feel as if up to now I had written no more than a few notes.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
62. “There is no greater pleasure for me than to practice and exhibit my art.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
63. “Don’t only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
64. “The foundation of friendship demands the greatest likeness of human souls and hearts.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
65. “It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
66. “Music can change the world” – Ludwig van Beethoven
67. “Never forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
68. “Do not only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets” – Ludwig van Beethoven
69. “Only art and science can raise men to the level of gods.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
70. “Artists are fiery, they do not weep!” – Ludwig van Beethoven
71. “Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
72. “Whoever tells a lie is not pure of heart, and such a person can not cook a clean soup.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
73. “Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
74. “I can live only wholly with you or not at all.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
75. “To me the highest thing, after God, is my honor.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
76. “Let your deafness no longer be a secret – even in art.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
77. “I shall hear in heaven.” – Ludwig van Beethoven
78. “To play without passion is inexcusable!” – Ludwig van Beethoven
79. “Artists who have won fame are often embarrassed by it; thus their first works are often their best.” – Ludwig van Beethoven