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There is no loftier mission than to approach the Godhead more nearly than other mortals, and by means of that contact to spread the rays of the Godhead through the human race.
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Age: 56 †
Born: 1770
Born: December 16
Died: 1827
Died: March 26
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