Quotation by

Ludwig van Beethoven

Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.

Knowledge

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Beethoven is saying that music allows people to access a deeper level of understanding beyond the physical world. This higher knowledge includes all of humanity, but people are unable to fully grasp or explain it.

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