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Ludwig van Beethoven

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Not every great thinker makes it into the history books, but Ludwig van Beethoven's words speak for themselves. Ludwig van Beethoven's observations on Music are as sharp as their thoughts on Good, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Discover 17 of Ludwig van Beethoven's most memorable quotes, ranging across Music, Good, Alone, Wisdom, and Money. A line that stays with you: "Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience."

“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

Music

All Quotes by 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

Music

“Recommend to your children virtue that alone can make them happy, not gold.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Alone

“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Good

“Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Music

“Music is mediator between spiritual and sensual life.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Music

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

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Music

“Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Music

“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Music

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

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Art

“Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Knowledge

“Recommend virtue to your children it alone, not money, can make them happy. I speak from experience.”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Alone

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

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Good

“Off with you! You're a happy fellow, for you'll give happiness and joy to many other people. There is nothing better or greater than that!”

— Ludwig van Beethoven

Happiness