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
claimed difference mistake mistakes three
Every mistake has three stages: first, it is made, second, it is not admitted, and third, its claimed it didnt make any difference anyway.
converts half oh wisdom
Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule.
pride eminence insignificance
I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else.
modern courses humanism
The course of modern learning leads from humanism via nationalism to bestiality.
loneliness excellence property
Those whom the gods chose as their property must not consort with mortals.
plato loneliness complacency
Plato calls complacency the companion of loneliness.
differences judging matter
You can make the best of it and be content, or you can complain, it makes no difference. What does it matter that human beings judge the things that exist?
grieving austria may
They are miserly, the princes of Austria, you need not grieve about it; they may not donate anything, but they allow themselves tobe fleeced, the good lords.
speed slow-down bits
Do not push so fast ahead, do slow down a bit! Otherwise you won't catch up with yourselves.
time work appreciate
Dilettantes appreciate the work, professors the master at the same time.
time order lazy
When receiving an order, many servants repeat their "yes" numerous times, especially the lazy ones.
mother-daughter caution circumspection
Caution is the daughter of circumspection, but she tends to outgrow her mother.
divine-power fame empty
Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power.
poetry-and-music tone sound
Why do comparisons of words and tone poems (poetry and music) never take into consideration that the word is a mere signifier, but that the sound, aside from being a signifier, is also an object?