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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
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Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
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Praised be the good willing women who understand and take part in the fun--the body is an exacting beater, and even the heart is made of flesh.
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The German mind, may it live! Almost invisible as a mind, it finally manifests itself assertively as a conviction.
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Transcendence: that which transcends experience.
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Why must ancients, and provided the same talent, be better than modern authors? Free to exploit the vast realm of the simpleand the natural, they did not have to be artificial in order to be original (which every artist aspires to be).
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