Composer Quotes and aphorisms about men Ludwig van Beethoven ,, O, you men who think or say that I am malevolent, stubborn or misanthropic, how greatly do you wron... Richard Wagner Franz Liszt Robert Schumann Carl Maria von Weber ,, What love is to man, music is to the arts and to mankind. Music is love itself - it is the purest, ... Mack Wilberg Mack Wilberg Thomas Beecham Edvard Grieg Toru Takemitsu