Don't Only Practise Your Art, But Force

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.

The Foundation Of Friendship Demands The Greatest Likeness Of Human Souls And Hearts.

There Are And Always Will Be Thousands Of Princes, But There Is Only One Beethoven!

Artists Are Fiery; They Do Not Weep.

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?