The 32 best phrases of Ludwig van Beethoven
When we talk about geniuses of music, it is likely that one of the first names that comes to mind is that of the great Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827).
Born in Bonn, Germany, he is considered one of the most influential classical musicians with extensive work as a composer, conductor and pianist.
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Famous quotes of Beethoven
An essential musician of Romanticism, Beethoven made music lovers of his time vibrate with his symphonies.
In the closing stages of his career, he lost his hearing and transcended the popular culture that made up one of his most famous works, the Ninth Symphony, guided solely by his instinct, but he could never hear its composition musical.
In today's article we are going to know the best phrases of Beethoven, as well as famous quotes from him that have come down to us through the centuries.
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1. Genius is made up of two percent talent and ninety-eight percent persevering application.
It is not only necessary to have a good inspiration, but to start it with perseverance.
2. Take action instead of begging. Sacrifice yourself with no hope of glory or reward! If you want to know the miracles, do them before. Only in this way can your peculiar destiny be fulfilled.
Another phrase by Beethoven that encourages us to strive every day to the best of our ability.
3. The barriers that tell the genius: "You will not pass from here" have not yet been raised.
Nothing more indestructible than the creative mind of a genius.
4. Do what it takes to achieve your most ardent desire, and you will end up achieving it.
Motivational phrase like few others that exhorts us to go to the end in every purpose we have.
5. Make other men happy: there is nothing better or more beautiful.
On his greatest reward: public recognition.
6. Never break the silence if it is not for improve it.
A curious famous quote coming from a genius of sound like Beethoven.
7. There are times when it seems to me that language is still absolutely useless.
Human communication is sometimes so complex ...
8. Music should make blood flow from the heart of man, and tears from the eyes of woman.
A somewhat sexist Beethoven phrase about the emotions that music should arouse according to the sex of the viewer.
9. A kind word does nothing to lose.
Good manners always pay off.
10. Architecture is a music of stones and music, an architecture of sounds.
Curious parallelism that explains his vision of these two artistic disciplines.
11. I will seize fate by grabbing it by the neck. It will not dominate me.
A proof of his tremendous vitality.
12. Recommend to your children that they be virtuous, only virtue can bring happiness, not money.
A life teaching of the German genius.
13. Let us consider difficulties as stepping stones to a better life.
Another optimistic and vital reflection.
14. The only symbol of superiority I know of is kindness.
A paradox that reveals to us the good work in their personal relationships.
15. May friendship, together with good, grow like the shadow of night until the sun of life goes out.
One of those friendship phrases that can help us reconcile with the world.
16. Resignation! What a sad word! And yet it is the only refuge left.
A famous quote from Beethoven that he uttered when he could no longer hear his own melodies.
17. You are a prince by chance, by birth; as for me, I am for myself. There are thousands of princes and there will be, but Beethoven there is only one.
A sample of pride for some; defying the status quo for others.
18. Do not trust your secret or the most intimate friend; you couldn't ask for discretion if you haven't had it yourself.
Certainly, if we are not able to keep discretion, it will be difficult for others to do it for us.
19. Music is a higher revelation than any philosophy.
His concept of musical art, at the top of the pyramid.
20. Friends are not only close when they are next to each other; even the one that is far away is still present in our thoughts.
Nice phrase to reflect on friendship, even when there is distance in between.
21. For you, poor Beethoven, there is no happiness in the world, you have to create it in yourself. Only in the regions of the ideal can you find friends.
In a letter to Gleichestein, Beethoven thus expressed his feelings.
22. Divine Creator, you who can look into the depths of my soul, know that there lives love for man and the desire to do good.
A thought directed to God.
23. Everyone who acts uprightly and nobly can, for this very reason, bear misfortune.
A life governed by ethics is always happier than opulence achieved through moral misery.
24. It is the same rain that makes brambles and thorns grow in uncultivated land, and in gardens, flowers.
A very clarifying metaphor, which can be applied, for example, to the world of education.
25. With men who do not believe in me, I cannot and do not want to associate.
On trust and how any business possibility should be built on it.
26. It is curious to see how as theoretical freedoms increase, practical freedoms decrease.
Reflection in a pessimistic tone on the political and normative changes of his time.
27. With whom should I fear measuring my strength?
Another phrase from Beethoven in a bombastic tone.
28. Rossini would have been a great composer if his music teacher had given him a good spanking on the butt.
A scathing comment towards another composer of the time.
29. Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can't do anything else on earth.
About himself, in a show of humility.
30. Those who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn or misanthropic, how wrong are they about me.
Another phrase by Ludwig van Beethoven in which he reflects on his public image.
31. He is an ignoble man who does not know how to die. I've known him since I was fifteen.
Reflection on dignity, especially in the last bars of life.
32. But how is it possible to play for such spoiled children?
On the null predisposition of him to interpret music for people who were not to his liking.