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
music art laughing
A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces.
beauty beautiful uplifting
Beauty satisfies the senses completely and at the same time uplifts the soul. That which gratifies the senses is pleasant, and that which uplifts the soul without being sensual in the least is good, true, right, anything you like, but not beautiful.
animal snakes skins
A person who looks different all the time frightens me. Only one animal changes its skin: the snake.
children religion want
Women, children, Tyroleans and preachers want to create a new kingdom of God, but the God of their kingdom looks like women, children, preachers, and Tyrolians.
philosophy philosophical religion
The old harlot, German philosophy, has finally turned into a church lady.
people religion church
Since people no longer attend church, theater remains as the only public service, and literature as the only private devotion.
teacher poetry way
The way in which modern German poetry follows theories reminds me of pupils who, scolded by their teacher for their insubordination, justify themselves by saying that they invented new rules of propriety according to which they are quite well- behaved.
modern courses humanism
The course of modern learning leads from humanism via nationalism to bestiality.
pride eminence insignificance
I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else.
sun lightning genius
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.