Beethoven/character

Famous quotes containing the words beethoven and/or character:

    “Must it be? It must be.
    [Muss es sein? Es muss sein.]”
    —Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827)

    “Foolish, whenever you take the meanness and formality of that thing you do, instead of converting it into the obedient spiracle of your character and aims.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)