Fahre fort, übe nicht allein die Kunst, sondern dringe auch in ihr Inneres; sie verdient es, denn nur die Kunst und die Wissenschaft erhöhen den Menschen bis zur Gottheit." - Meaning and context.">
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.
• Letter to Emilie, July 17, 1812.
• Quoted in Musical news, Vol. 3 (1892), p. 627

Fahre fort, übe nicht allein die Kunst, sondern dringe auch in ihr Inneres; sie verdient es, denn nur die Kunst und die Wissenschaft erhöhen den Menschen bis zur Gottheit.

— Ludwig van Beethoven

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Fahre fort, übe nicht allein die Kunst, sondern dringe auch in ihr Inneres; sie verdient es, denn nur die Kunst und die Wissenschaft erhöhen den Menschen bis zur Gottheit." in the context of "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.
• Letter to Emilie, July 17, 1812.
• Quoted in Musical news, Vol. 3 (1892), p. 627" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ludwig van Beethoven

About Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17 1770, died March 26 1827) was a German composer and pianist who lived predominantly in Vienna, Austria. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers.