Beethoven can write music, thank God, but he can do nothing else on earth.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker admits he is only capable of writing music.
- In plain terms
- I can only write music, nothing else.
- What can you take from it?
- Know your single gift.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What can you do best?
- What do you avoid?
Another view
People often develop skills beyond their main craft.
More from Ludwig van Beethoven
Anyone who tells a lie has not a pure heart, and cannot make a good soup.
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