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
converts half oh wisdom
Oh that wisdom was half as zealous for converts as ridicule.
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.
sun lightning genius
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
pride eminence insignificance
I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else.
teacher poetry way
The way in which modern German poetry follows theories reminds me of pupils who, scolded by their teacher for their insubordination, justify themselves by saying that they invented new rules of propriety according to which they are quite well- behaved.
modern courses humanism
The course of modern learning leads from humanism via nationalism to bestiality.
love wise women
Since love is folly, a foolish woman is more dangerous than a wise one.
experience transcendence
Transcendence: that which transcends experience.
matter ridiculous ends
No matter which word it is, when I pronounce repeatedly, it ends up sounding utterly ridiculous and meaningless to me.
love slavery kind
Pity, but never love bestows kind words upon the slave.
love eagles sight
How can you say that love is blind? Keener than a young eagle's is its sight.
success jobs order
In order to succeed in a profession, a person not only needs to have its good, but also its bad qualities. The former are the spirit, the latter is the body of the job.
love men may
A man may welcome his beloved with circumstance, but a woman's love and her concern for his well-being are discreet.
love passion men
A woman's passion is not the measure of a man's love.