Ludwig van Beethoven

"To doubt is to live; to believe without question is to exist."

"The heart knows what the mind cannot grasp."

"Every failure is a lesson wrapped in disappointment."

"The most powerful force in the universe is human will."

"Joy is not a luxury but a necessity for the soul."

"In the presence of true beauty, all words become inadequate."

"The greatest gift we can give another is our authentic presence."

"Time does not heal all wounds; love does."

"To create is to participate in the divine act of existence."

"The path to wisdom is paved with humility."

"What we resist persists; what we accept transforms."

"Death is not the end but a comma in the sentence of eternity."

"The voice of conscience is louder than the voice of the crowd."

"In giving, we receive; in forgiving, we are forgiven."

"The greatest symphony is the one played by a life well-lived."

"Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents."

"I will take fate by the throat; it shall not bend me completely to its will."

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you."

"Recommend to your friends only what you believe in yourself."

"One must have the courage to be happy."

"Art! Who understands her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?"

"Freedom above all things."

"The world is a King, and it wants to rule over us; and we are checkmated."

"There is no greater satisfaction than creating something from nothing."

"True immortality comes only through creating."

"I am not at all in a humour to be anything else or to think of anything else."

"Silence is a language God knows how to use well."

"Life without endeavor is like entering a port without the use of a rudder and compass."

"The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, 'Thus far shalt thou go and no farther.'"

"I must confess that the day passes very agreeably with me when I am not obliged to squander my time."