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It is the emotions to which one objects in Germany most of all.

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
Emotion
Germany
Emotions
Objects

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He who takes people for smart pays an expensive lesson.
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Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
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A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.
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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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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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The thing that pleases is not always good and, helas, the good thing does not always please.
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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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A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces.
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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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The likeness of the world? A shadow! And world's glory? A dream!
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There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son.
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Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.
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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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Gold schenkt die Eitelkeit, der rauhe Stolz, Die Freundschaft und die Liebe schenken Blumen. Gold is the gift of vanityand pride, Friendship and love offer flowers.
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The character of the crowds is made up of mimicry and hostility.
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An uprising would punish only the country, and that is out of the question. But there is yet another approach, the most effectiveform of resistance: contemptuous compliance.
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