Top 25 Quotes by Ludwig van Beethoven of 134 - Page 6

One must not hold one's self so divine as to be unwilling occasionally to make improvements in one's creations.

One must not hold one's self so divine as to be unwilling occasionally to make improvements in one's creations.

Self, Improvement, Creation

Ludwig Van Beethoven (2004). “Beethoven: The Man and the Artist”, p.35, 1st World Publishing

Yet it was impossible for me to say to people, 'Speak louder, shout, for I am deaf.' Ah, how could I possibly admit an infirmity in the one sense which ought to be more perfect in me than others, a sense which I once possessed in the highest perfection, a perfection such as few in my profession enjoy or ever have enjoyed.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Loss, People, Perfect

Handel is the greatest composer that ever lived... I would uncover my head and kneel down on his tomb.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer, Handel, Tombs

Ludwig van Beethoven (2017). “Delphi Masterworks of Ludwig van Beethoven (Illustrated)”, Delphi Classics

There ought to be only one large art warehouse in the world, to which the artist could carry his art-works and from which he could carry away whatever he needed. As it is one must be half a tradesman.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Art, Half, World

Ludwig Van Beethoven (2004). “Beethoven: The Man and the Artist”, p.56, 1st World Publishing

She was such a good loving mother, my best friend. Oh, who was happier than I when I could still say the dear name "Mother," and it was heard, and whom can I say it to now?

Ludwig van Beethoven

Mother, Son, Names