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The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work,the writer provides food for the prince.
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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Woman is the crown of all creation, but Man is the head who wears it, and even the servant is master in his house.
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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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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
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If human beings are immortal, so are animals. If matter has the ability to remember, it also has the ability to think.
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How can you say that love is blind? Keener than a young eagle's is its sight.
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Much as I honor the wisdom of the princess--there is something more dashing about a man.
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This searching and doubting and vacillating where nothing is clear but the arrogance of quest. I, too, had such noble ideas when I was still a boy.
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