203 Quotes by Ludwig van Beethoven

I want to seize fate by the throat.

All my life I have regarded myself as one of Mozart's greatest admirers, and I will remain one until my last breath.

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

Recommend to your children to be virtuous, only the virtue can bring us happiness, not the money.

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

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.

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!

I love a tree more than a man.

I shall hear in heaven.