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Franz Grillparzer Quotes

Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power Picture Quote #1

I’d wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels Picture Quote #1

I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else Picture Quote #1

As youth lives in the future, so the adult lives in the past: No one rightly knows how to live in the present Picture Quote #1

At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire Picture Quote #1

Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light Picture Quote #1

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Art is eternally young, but the poet ages. If only he remained as young as art! If only it aged with him! Picture Quote #1

A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex Picture Quote #1

Our poetry emulates the recent progress in military strategy: Our army’s strength is the foot soldiers Picture Quote #1

No spoon has yet destroyed a mouth, but the knife of war cuts portions that are hard to swallow. Perhaps the big mouths of the privileged are able to cope with them, but they dull the teeth of the little people and ruin their stomachs Picture Quote #1

Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion Picture Quote #1

Beauty satisfies the senses completely and at the same time uplifts the soul. That which gratifies the senses is pleasant, and that which uplifts the soul without being sensual in the least is good, true, right, anything you like, but not beautiful Picture Quote #1

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A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces Picture Quote #1

People of talent resemble a musical instrument more closely than they do a musician. Without outside help, they produce not a single sound, but given even the slightest touch, and a magnificent tune emanates from them Picture Quote #1

Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship Picture Quote #1

Do old people always live in the past? What yesterday was firm and true, may not be so today Picture Quote #1

Man lives two lives, woe, were it otherwise! One is seized by death, the other one, his honor, remains Picture Quote #1

I notice well that one stray step from the habitual path leads irresistibly into a new direction. Life moves forward, it never reverses its course Picture Quote #1

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Who claims that the heathen’s view of the world is incorrect? Life gives you nothing! It is ruled by false gods! Nothing remains true to you but your own self; provided you remain true to it Picture Quote #1

How frightening it is to have reached the height of human accomplishment in art that must forever borrow from life’s abundance Picture Quote #1

Isn’t it awful that cold feet make for a cold imagination and that a pair of woollen socks induce good thoughts! Picture Quote #1

Distinctly different as a child, as an adolescent, in his prime and in his old age, man considers himself as one, not because he acts, but because he knows Picture Quote #1

Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself Picture Quote #1

The art of acting presupposes three phases: understanding a part, intuiting a part, and contemplating the essence of a part Picture Quote #1

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I am a woman, and even if I could proceed with harshness and rigidity, it would disgust me nonetheless Picture Quote #1

The sun of a prince’s good graces resembles that in the skies in that it shines most kindly upon the blackest people Picture Quote #1

Do you think that it is possible to have a mere taste of commonness? Either one hates it or makes common cause with it Picture Quote #1

Critics are reprimanded when they get sarcastic. How absurd! Is the torch of criticism supposed to shine without burning? Picture Quote #1

When we interpret nature, we refer phenomena that are rarely entirely unintelligible back to something that actually exists, but is equally unintelligible Picture Quote #1

Let the will embrace the highest ideals freely and with infinite strength, but let action first take hold of what lies closest Picture Quote #1

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Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) I’d wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) As youth lives in the future, so the adult lives in the past: No one rightly knows how to live in the present (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Art is eternally young, but the poet ages. If only he remained as young as art! If only it aged with him! (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Our poetry emulates the recent progress in military strategy: Our army’s strength is the foot soldiers (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) No spoon has yet destroyed a mouth, but the knife of war cuts portions that are hard to swallow. Perhaps the big mouths of the privileged are able to cope with them, but they dull the teeth of the little people and ruin their stomachs (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Beauty satisfies the senses completely and at the same time uplifts the soul. That which gratifies the senses is pleasant, and that which uplifts the soul without being sensual in the least is good, true, right, anything you like, but not beautiful (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) People of talent resemble a musical instrument more closely than they do a musician. Without outside help, they produce not a single sound, but given even the slightest touch, and a magnificent tune emanates from them (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Do old people always live in the past? What yesterday was firm and true, may not be so today (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Man lives two lives, woe, were it otherwise! One is seized by death, the other one, his honor, remains (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) I notice well that one stray step from the habitual path leads irresistibly into a new direction. Life moves forward, it never reverses its course (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Who claims that the heathen’s view of the world is incorrect? Life gives you nothing! It is ruled by false gods! Nothing remains true to you but your own self; provided you remain true to it (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) How frightening it is to have reached the height of human accomplishment in art that must forever borrow from life’s abundance (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Isn’t it awful that cold feet make for a cold imagination and that a pair of woollen socks induce good thoughts! (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Distinctly different as a child, as an adolescent, in his prime and in his old age, man considers himself as one, not because he acts, but because he knows (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) The art of acting presupposes three phases: understanding a part, intuiting a part, and contemplating the essence of a part (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) I am a woman, and even if I could proceed with harshness and rigidity, it would disgust me nonetheless (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) The sun of a prince’s good graces resembles that in the skies in that it shines most kindly upon the blackest people (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Do you think that it is possible to have a mere taste of commonness? Either one hates it or makes common cause with it (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Critics are reprimanded when they get sarcastic. How absurd! Is the torch of criticism supposed to shine without burning? (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) When we interpret nature, we refer phenomena that are rarely entirely unintelligible back to something that actually exists, but is equally unintelligible (Franz Grillparzer Quotes) Let the will embrace the highest ideals freely and with infinite strength, but let action first take hold of what lies closest (Franz Grillparzer Quotes)

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