Creative Quotations from . . .
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827) born on Dec 16
German composer. He was the dominant figure between the Classical and Romantic eras who composed his Ninth Symphony when totally deaf.
 
   
F
Music - The one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.

R
"Tones that sound, and roar and storm about me until I have set them down in notes."
A
"Beethoven can write music, thank God -- but he can do nothing else on earth."
N
"Recommend virtue to your children, that alone - not wealth - can give happiness. It upholds in adversity and the thought of it and my art prevents me from putting an end to my life."
K
"Applaud friends, the comedy is over."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."
R: "In "Wisdom of the Ages at Your Fingertips," MCR software, 1995."
A: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
N: "In "Beethoven: Letters, Journals, and Conversations," 1960."
K: Said on his deathbed.



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