Ludwig van Beethoven Quotes about Fate

I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my art; I associate with Him without fear, I have always recognized and understood Him, and I have no fear for

I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my art; I associate with Him without fear, I have always recognized and understood Him, and I have no fear for my music,-it can meet no evil fate. Those who understand it must become free from all the miseries that the others drag with them.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Art, Fate, Evil

Ludwig Van Beethoven (2004). “Beethoven: The Man and the Artist”, p.45, 1st World Publishing

I am resolved to rise superior to every obstacle. With whom need I be afraid of measuring my strength? I will take Fate by the throat. It shall not overcome me. O how beautiful it is to be alive - would that I could live a thousand times!

Ludwig van Beethoven

Beautiful, Fate, Overcoming

I will seize fate by the throat; it shall certainly never wholly overcome me.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Fate, Overcoming, Throat

Ludwig van Beethoven (2014). “Beethoven's Letters”, p.36, Cambridge University Press

Fate gave to man the courage of endurance.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Perseverance, Fate, Men

Ludwig van Beethoven, Friedrich Kerst, Henry Edward Krehbiel (1964). “Beethoven, the Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words”, p.99, Courier Corporation