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  ...belong together--are complementary."
(Written in the autograph book of his friend, Lenz von Breuning, in 1797.)
7. "When I open my eyes, a sigh involuntarily escapes me, for all that I see runs counter to my religion; perforce I despise the world which does not intuitively feel that music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy."
(Remark made to Bettina von Arnim, in 1810, concerning Viennese society. Report in a letter by Bettina to Goethe on May 28, 1810.)
8. Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?   "
(August 11, 1810, to Bettina von Arnim.)
9. "In the country I know no lovelier delight than quartet music."
(To Archduke Rudolph, in a letter addressed to Baden on July 24, 1813.)
10. "Nothing but art, cut to form like old-fashioned hoop-skirts. I never feel entirely well except when I am among scenes of unspoiled nature."
(September 24, 1826, to Breuning, while promenading with Breuning's family in the Schonbrunner Garden, after calling attention to the alleys of trees...   Beethoven, Ludwig Van

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