Smartyfair
Inspiration
I will boldly meet my fate, never shall it succeed in crushing me.
Ludwig van Beethoven1770–1827 · composer · 1700s-1800s Germany & AustriaLudwig van Beethoven was a German composer whose thunderous, emotional symphonies changed music forever, including the famous Fifth Symphony and the joyful Ninth.2 quotes
Source found
Look up a word

Where these words come from

How sure this is
95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up
Letter to Herr von Wegeler, November 16, letter 18 in Beethoven’s Letters, vol. I; English translation by Lady Wallace, edited by Ludwig Nohl. Independent clause from a letter about hearing loss and determination. This older edition dates the letter 1800; later scholarship dates it 1801.
Work
Letter to Herr von Wegeler, November 16, letter 18 in Beethoven’s Letters, vol. I
Sources checked
  • gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 20 October 2026Letter to Herr von Wegeler, November 16, letter 18 in Beethoven’s Letters, vol. I; English translation by Lady Wallace, edited by Ludwig Nohl. Independent clause from a letter about hearing loss and determination. This older edition dates the letter 1800; later scholarship dates it 1801.

Nothing made from these words yet — Storyfaire is where they get made.

More inspiration

See all
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.Eleanor RooseveltNo one can make you feel inferior without your consent.Eleanor RooseveltLittle strokes fell great oaks.Benjamin FranklinEnergy and persistence conquer all things.Benjamin FranklinWell done is better than well said.Benjamin FranklinIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.Frederick Douglass

Leave without saving?

You have a change that hasn’t been saved yet. Clicking out of the box saves it — closing now throws that change away.