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Ideas are not thoughts the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself.

Franz Grillparzer

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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
Playwright
Poet
Politician
Writer
Vienna
Austria
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
Ideas
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Boundaries
Failing
Thoughts
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Idea
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Many said selfishness was the flaw of our modern age but then self-conceit emerged from a corner of the deepest hell to join selfishness.
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Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
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The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.
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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
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I notice well that one stray step from the habitual path leads irresistibly into a new direction. Life moves forward, it never reverses its course.
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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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Gold schenkt die Eitelkeit, der rauhe Stolz, Die Freundschaft und die Liebe schenken Blumen. Gold is the gift of vanityand pride, Friendship and love offer flowers.
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The likeness of the world? A shadow! And world's glory? A dream!
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