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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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Do not push so fast ahead, do slow down a bit! Otherwise you won't catch up with yourselves.
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Grief, first take on shape! what is shapeless causes fear and torment but when the enemy materializes, half the victory is won.
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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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No spoon has yet destroyed a mouth, but the knife of war cuts portions that are hard to swallow. Perhaps the big mouths of the privileged are able to cope with them, but they dull the teeth of the little people and ruin their stomachs.
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How great seems human progress when we consider where it began, and how insignificant, when we contemplate the goals for which itstrives.
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The manifestation of poetry in external life is formal perfection. True sentiment grows within, and art must represent internal phenomena externally.
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The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician.
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The cradle of the future is the grave of the past.
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Do hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.
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The likeness of the world? A shadow! And world's glory? A dream!
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