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Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
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Austria
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Why I love the ancients so much? Aside from everything else, when I read them, the entire past between them and me unfolds at thesame time. The hearts of how many heroes and poets may have been set on fire by Plutarch's biographies which now inspire me with their own and with borrowed flames!
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A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces.
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Soon there will be nothing truly profound that is not achieved by everyone, and of the difficult things in this world only one will be left: simplicity.
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What is done for the children is doubly beneficial, since their success, obvious to everyone, educates the parents as well.
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The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.
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The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.
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An uprising would punish only the country, and that is out of the question. But there is yet another approach, the most effectiveform of resistance: contemptuous compliance.
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A cure by regression is homeopathic, like healing the damage done by ministers and ignorance with stupidity and Jesuits.
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