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My anger thought you too ignoble for my love, and close examination finds you too magnificent, and only equals are joined together smoothly.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
Playwright
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Vienna
Austria
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
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A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.
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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 old harlot, German philosophy, has finally turned into a church lady.
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If we notice a few errors in the work of a proven master, we may and even will often be correct if we believe, however, that he is completely and utterly mistaken, we are in danger of missing his entire concept.
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Gratitude is a fickle thing, indeed. A person taking aim presses the weapon to his chest and cheek, but when he hits, he discardsit with indifference.
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Art compares to nature like wine to the grape.
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What raises great poetry above all else--it is the entire person and also the entire world.
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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?
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Freedom requires guns.
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