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I've never been on good terms with God, but now I'm becoming His intimate, for He is truly absolute and extremely legitimate.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
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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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If someone were to think that trees are made to support the sky, they would all seem too short.
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If only it were God's will that printed and written materials have as much influence on the people as the princes and their censors fear! Considering the countless good books we have, the world would have changed for the better a long time ago.
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Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.
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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.
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Although your knowledge is weak and small, you need not be silent: since you cannot be judges be at least witnesses.
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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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What a pathetic creature is man! His senses are awakened by the hope for the very thing whose consummation puts him to sleep.
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