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Famous Franz Grillparzer Quotes
“What raises great poetry above all else--it is the entire person and also the entire world.”
“A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.”
“The present is never poetic as it serves necessity, necessity, however, is prosaic.”
“The state has no religion for the simple reason that it has each and everyone.”
“The old harlot, German philosophy, has finally turned into a church lady.”
“Much as I honor the wisdom of the princess--there is something more dashing about a man.”
“Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship.”
“Do old people always live in the past? What yesterday was firm and true, may not be so today.”
“Feeling and thinking are actually the blind man who carries the lame.”
“I would love to be able to write a tragedy in my imagination--it would turn into a masterpiece.”