“ Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend. Ludwig van Beethoven
“ Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? Ludwig van Beethoven
“ Music is the wine which inspires one to new generative processes, and I am Bacchus who presses out this glorious wine for mankind and makes them spiritually drunken. Ludwig van Beethoven
“ This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble. Ludwig van Beethoven
“ 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… Ludwig van Beethoven
“ Whoever tells a lie is not pure of heart, and such a person can not cook a clean soup. Ludwig van Beethoven