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Art
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Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?
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No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.
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Food
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Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.
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Friends
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Never shall I forget the time I spent with you. Please continue to be my friend, as you will always find me yours.
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Humility
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Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
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Individuality
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My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company of others, no intelligent conversation, no exchange of information with peers; only the most pressing needs can make me venture into society. I am obliged to live like an outcast.
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Last Words
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Friends applaud, the comedy is over.
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Music
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Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.
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Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.
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Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears form the eyes of woman.
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What will be the judgment a century hence concerning the lorded works of our favorite composers today? Inasmuch as nearly everything is subject to the changes of time, and - more's the pity- the fashions of time, only that which is good and true will endure like a rock and no wanton hand will ever venture to defile it. Then, let every man do that which is right, strive with all his might towards the goal which can never be obtained, develop to the last breath the gifts with which the gracious Creator has endowed him, and never cease to learn. For life is short, art eternal.
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Potential
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The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, Thus far and no farther.
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Books by and about Ludwig van Beethoven