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The quotations of
German composer
1770–1827
3 quotes, most often on Art.
The 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.
Do not merely practice your art, but force your way into its secrets; it deserves that, for only art and science can exalt man to divinity.