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Servants honor their master by their service.

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
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Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.
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It is fair to despise a cowardly man, but the female sex is strongest when it's weak.
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The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.
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