Franz Grillparzer
Franz Grillparzer
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzerwas an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 January 1791
CountryAustria
respect self-respect i-respect-myself
I cannot be exacting because I respect myself.
blow two rights
Two soldiers and a villain are enough to blow up the rights of the citizens.
competition peaceful territory
North and West have always vied for power and territory, but their recent competition as to which one is more insidious of the twohas been more peaceful.
profound achievement simplicity
Soon there will be nothing truly profound that is not achieved by everyone, and of the difficult things in this world only one will be left: simplicity.
doe goodness good-things
The thing that pleases is not always good and, helas, the good thing does not always please.
energy ruthlessness disregard
Disregard for the consequences and for right and wrong nowadays passes as energy.
drama character degrees
It is open to question whether the highly individualized characters we find in Shakespeare are perhaps not detrimental to the dramatic effect. The human being disappears to the same degree as the individual emerges.
smart people intelligence
He who takes people for smart pays an expensive lesson.
rights people justice
Finally and long overdue, your people, oppressed and disgraced by hatred and maliciousness, have achieved justice: now you enjoy full citizen's rights, but you'll remain Jews nonetheless.
respect squares justice
The courts used to be, fair and square, the avengers of secular crimes; but nowadays they demand respect even for the criminal.
food healthy waste
Compilers resemble gluttonous eaters who devour excessive quantities of healthy food just to excrete them as refuse.
heart joy boisterous
A heart that overflows may seek out merrymaking and boisterous festivities to quietly rejoice, unnoticed amidst the reveling crowds.
honor masters servant
Servants honor their master by their service.
wife honor infidelity
I understand the phrase "Honor the Women" all too well: the poet has probably a wife of his own, but he prefers to honor another.