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
Franz Grillparzer quotes about
speed slow-down bits
Do not push so fast ahead, do slow down a bit! Otherwise you won't catch up with yourselves.
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.
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.
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.
learning self growing
The first indication of a young person's growing smarter is that he no longer understands the things which he used to consider quite intelligible and self-evident.