Franz Grillparzer
Franz Grillparzer
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzerwas an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth15 January 1791
CountryAustria
sun lightning genius
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
distance perspective criticism
You say I'm small? I certainly can relate, although it is a matter of perspective. The distance is deceptive, my friend, you standtoo low.
success hope sleep
What a pathetic creature is man! His senses are awakened by the hope for the very thing whose consummation puts him to sleep.
time order lazy
When receiving an order, many servants repeat their "yes" numerous times, especially the lazy ones.
war cutting knives
No spoon has yet destroyed a mouth, but the knife of war cuts portions that are hard to swallow. Perhaps the big mouths of the privileged are able to cope with them, but they dull the teeth of the little people and ruin their stomachs.
gun
Freedom requires guns.
beautiful moon years
Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light.
mirrors literature monkeys
Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.
god hypocrisy becoming
I've never been on good terms with God, but now I'm becoming His intimate, for He is truly absolute and extremely legitimate.
future yesterday today
Today is, after all, today, but yesterday is of the same substance as tomorrow.