One must not hold one's self so divine as to be unwilling occasionally to make improvements in one's creations.
Ludwig van BeethovenArtists who have won fame are often embarrassed by it; thus their first works are often their best.
Ludwig van BeethovenShe was such a good loving mother, my best friend. Oh, who was happier than I when I could still say the dear name "Mother," and it was heard, and whom can I say it to now?
Ludwig van Beethoven