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)

    “Gross and obscure natures, however decorated, seem impure shambles; but character gives splendor to youth, and awe to wrinkled skin and gray hairs.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)