Yet it was impossible for me to say to people, 'Speak louder, shout, for I am deaf.' Ah, how could I possibly admit an infirmity in the one sense which ought to be more perfect in me than others, a sense which I once possessed in the highest perfection, a perfection such as few in my profession enjoy or ever have enjoyed.
Ludwig van BeethovenHandel is the greatest composer that ever lived... I would uncover my head and kneel down on his tomb.
Ludwig van BeethovenThe world is a king, and like a king, desires flattery in return for favor; but true art is selfish and perverse — it will not submit to the mold of flattery.
Ludwig van BeethovenMy heart is full of many things there are moments when I feel that speech is nothing after all.
Ludwig van Beethoven