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.
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.
experience transcendence
Transcendence: that which transcends experience.
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.
trying crime burying
Trying to conceal a crime is like burying a seed in the ground.
nature science hermeneutics
When we interpret nature, we refer phenomena that are rarely entirely unintelligible back to something that actually exists, but is equally unintelligible.
travel home knowledge
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.
distance perspective criticism
You say I'm small? I certainly can relate, although it is a matter of perspective. The distance is deceptive, my friend, you standtoo low.
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?