Beethoven’s famous aphorisms are as follows:

1. Mine is morality, and besides art, it is also morality.

2. My art should only benefit poor people. Ah, what a happy moment. How happy I will be when I can get close to this.

3. Wisdom, hard work and genius are higher than nobles and riches.

4. Those who stand out and become famous rely on virtue, and this is my strength.

5. Teach your children virtue. Only virtue, not money, can make people happy. This is my experience.

6. I am willing to prove that everyone who behaves kindly and noblely. People will definitely be able to endure hardships because of this.

7. My motto is always: There is no sun left to write; if I sometimes make the God of Art doze off, it is just to make it more excited when it wakes up.

8. My art should only benefit poor people. Ah, what a happy moment. How happy I will be when I can get close to this.

9. My thoughts are as Voltaire said: a few bites from flies cannot stop a horse from moving forward. Go ahead, these fools. Their gossip can never confer immortality on anyone, nor can it erase the immortality of those who are destined to be glorious.

10. Pain can destroy people, and those who suffer can also destroy pain. Creation requires suffering, and suffering is a gift from God. One of the great qualities of outstanding people is their perseverance in the face of adverse and difficult encounters.

11. Famous artists are bound by fame, so their earliest works are often the best.

12. Among the musicians of the past, only Handel and Bach were talented. My heart is deeply shaken by the sublime and great art of Bach, the father of harmony.

13. I want to grab fate by the throat. It wants to make me surrender, which is absolutely impossible. Once life is so beautiful, live it forever.

14. One of the great advantages of outstanding people is their perseverance in adverse and difficult encounters.

15. What supports me in adversity is morality. What keeps me from committing suicide is morality besides art.