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Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself.

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
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Abroad
Home
Oneself
People
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Mankind
Gets
Easier
Knowledge
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