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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.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
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Vienna
Austria
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
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