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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.
Franz Grillparzer
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Franz Grillparzer
Age: 81 †
Born: 1791
Born: January 15
Died: 1872
Died: January 21
Playwright
Poet
Politician
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Vienna
Austria
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer
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Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.
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Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light.
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The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician.
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