70 result(s) for Beethoven Quotes.
"Music is... A higher revelation than all Wisdom & Philosophy"
"To play without passion is inexcusable"
"Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman"
"I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me"
"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life"
"Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold"
"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend"
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"Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents"
"Every moment of light and dark is a miracle"
"Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors"
"I wish you music to help with the burdens of life, and to help you release your happiness"
"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"
"Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows"
"I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet"
"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"
"Music is the art of God. It does wonders; it makes the heart speak"
"Music like Religion, unconditionally brings in its train all the moral virtues to him who has the material for their roots in his heart"
"I can seize fate by the throat as well as anyone else"
"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind, but which mankind cannot comprehend"
"To play without passion is inexcusable!"
"I will grab fate by the throat; it shall certainly not bend and crush me completely."
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"Everlasting glory is wonderful!"
"To compose, I find, is even more spirit-stirring than to play."
"Prince, what you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am through my own efforts. There have been and still will be thousands of princes; there is only one 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."
"Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows."
"I will seize fate by the throat; it shall never wholly overcome me."
"I am satisfied composing music that I can’t hear."
"A great poet is the most precious jewel of a nation."
"I have always reckoned myself among the greatest admirers of Mozart, and shall do so until the day of my death."
"Recommend virtue to your children; it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience."
"Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors."
"Music is like a dream. One that I cannot hear."
"To sing a wrong note is insignificant, but to play without passion is inexcusable."
"I am not satisfied with the work I have done so far."
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"Tones sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in notes."
"Recommend to your children virtue; that alone can make them happy, not gold."
"Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?"
"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."
"There is all the happiness you can wish for in this world in playing or hearing good music."
"Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself."
"I will seize Fate by the throat; it shall certainly not bend and crush me completely."
"No one should drive tears to their eyes in order to make them believe. The truth should be clear from the music itself."
"There are and always will be thousands of princes, but there is only one Beethoven."
"Art demands of us that we shall not stand still."
"I live only in my music, and that’s enough for me."
"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."
"Music is the electric soil in which the spirit lives, thinks, and invents."
"The vibrations on the air are the breath of God speaking to man's soul."
"I wish you music to help with the burdens of life, and to help you release your happiness to others."
"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."
"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable."
"I would rather write 10,000 notes than a single letter of the alphabet."
"Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman."
"Music comes to me more readily than words."
"There are and will be a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven."
"Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art."
"My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood."
"To sing a wrong note is insignificant; to sing without passion is inexcusable."
"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life."
"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."
"I despise a world which does not feel that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."
"Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend."
"Only the pure in heart can make a good soup."
"To play a note perfectly is easy, to play in perfect harmony is the true challenge."
"Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."
"Never was I so absorbed in my music, and never did I force myself to compose under such a compulsion as here."
"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence."
"The barrier which often hinders me from going to the opera is that I cannot have in the opera the control of this orchestra, which is absolutely necessary for the proper blending of the different tones."
"I shall seize Fate by the throat; it shall certainly not bend and crush me completely."
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