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.

Quote by Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.

Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.

Never forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you...

Never forget the days I spent with you. Continue to be my friend, as you...

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?

Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in...

Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in...

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation.

Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good...

Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good...

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.

This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.