I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my art; I associate with Him without fear, I have always recognized and understood Him, and I have no fear for my music,-it can meet no evil fate. Those who understand it must become free from all the miseries that the others drag with them.


Beethoven, as Revealed in His Own Words: The Man and the Artist (ed. The Floating Press, 2009) - ISBN: 9781877527500

Ludwig van Beethoven Quotes

I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my art; I associate with Him without...

I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my art; I associate with Him without...

I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my art; I associate with Him without...

I haven't a single friend; I must live alone. But well I know that God is nearer to me than to the others of my art; I associate with Him without...