Ludwig van Beethoven

"Happiness is not found but created through intention and presence."

"Success whispers only to those who refuse to listen to doubt."

"Friendship is the luxury of the courageous."

"Family is the forge where character is shaped."

"Hope is the oxygen of the soul."

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"Patience is the virtue that transforms enemies into teachers."

"Kindness is the language of angels."

"Beauty exists in the space between perfection and imperfection."

"Death is not the end of life; it is the completion of its statement."

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

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

"I live alone, but not lonely. My art is my companion."

"Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body."

"The world is a king, and, like a king, desires flattery in return for favors; but I am poor, therefore I must speak the truth."

"To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable."

"Love is the greatest refiner of the heart and mind."

"Forget everything and play."

"My deafness has not diminished my ability to hear the music in my soul."

"There is no greater delight than to be the instrument of Providence."

"One must not lose time in dreams but rather consecrate it to the attainment of real things."

"Art demands of us that we shall realize freedom."

"The only way to gain true knowledge is through action."

"Patience is virtue in the face of eternal struggle."

"Power resides in the hearts of men of good will."

"Nature is eternal truth and beauty combined."

"Adversity is the diamond dust with which Heaven polishes its jewels."

"The mind of an artist should be fertile ground for imagination."

"I do not believe in things, I believe in deeds."

"To live is to suffer; to survive is to find meaning in the suffering."