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I know no other sign of superiority than Goodness.
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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Ludvig van Beethoven
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To do good whenever one can, to love liberty above all else, never to deny the truth, even though it be before the throne.
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It is my belief one should not belittle the artist while, however glorious his fame may seem, his time on Mount Olympus as an honourable guest of Zeus is short. It's a pity, but all too eager will the common folk drag him from this etherial heights to the low and trodden earth.
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Even in poverty I lived like a king for I tell you that nobility is the thing that makes a king
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I am resolved to rise superior to every obstacle. With whom need I be afraid of measuring my strength? I will take Fate by the throat. It shall not overcome me. O how beautiful it is to be alive - would that I could live a thousand times!
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Life would be flat without music. It is the background to all I do. It speaks to the heart in its own special way like nothing else.
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From the glow of enthusiasm I let the melody escape.
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