203 Quotes by Ludwig van Beethoven

Music can change the world.

It is the power of music to carry one directly into the mental state of the composer.

Love demands all, and has a right to all.

Men are not only together when they are with each other; even the distant and the dead live with us.

Hide your secret even from the closest friend; learn to be silent...

The foundation of friendship demands the greatest likeness of human souls and hearts.

An artist is someone who has learned to trust in himself.

In praise of Thy goodness I must confess that Thou didst try with all Thy means to draw me to Thee. Sometimes it pleased Thee to let me feel the heavy hand of Thy displeasure and to humiliate my proud heart by manifold castigations. Sickness and misfortune didst Thou send upon me to turn my thoughts to my errantries.-One thing, only, O Father, do I ask: cease not to labor for my betterment. In whatsoever manner it be, let me turn to Thee and become fruitful in good works.

If I contemplate myself as part of the Universe: what am I?