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Letter sent by Beethoven to a little girl in 1812:

“Do not only practice art, but get at the very heart of it; this it deserves, for only art and science raise men to the God-head.

If, my dear Emilie, you at any time wish to know something, write without hesitation to me...
... The true artist is not proud, he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal; and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun...
... I would, perhaps, rather come to you and your people, than to many rich folk who display inward poverty. If one day I should come to [your town], I will come to you, to your house; I know no other excellencies in man than those which causes him to rank among better men; ...
... If you wish, dear Emilie, to write to me, only address straight here where I shall be still for the next four weeks, or to Vienna; it is all one. Look upon me as your friend, and as the friend of your family.”
Emilie was a young aspiring pianist.
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