Only art and science can raise men to the level of God.

My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company of others, no intelligent conversation, no exchange of information with peers; only the most pressing needs can make me venture into society. I am obliged to live like an outcast.

In the country It seems as if every tree Said to me 'Holy! Holy!' Who can ever express The ecstasy of the woods! Almighty One, In the woods I am blessed. Happy every one in the woods. Every tree speaks through Thee. O God! What glory in the woodland.

Wherever you are, I am there also.

All my life I have regarded myself as one of Mozart's greatest admirers, and I will remain one until my last breath.

There are and always will be thousands of princes, but there is only one Beethoven!

This is not a brook [Bach means "brook" in German], it's an ocean.