“The state has no religion for the simple reason that it has each and everyone.” StatesReasonReligionSimplePassivity Author:Franz Grillparzer
“What is the use of aesthetics if they can neither teach how to produce beauty nor how to appreciate it in good taste? It exists because it behooves rational human beings to provide reasons for their actions and assessments. Even if aesthetics are not the mathematics of beauty, they are the proof of the calculation.” IfsHumansReasonUseActionHuman BeingsBeautyTeachProduceTasteAppreciateMathematicsProofRationalAestheticsCalculationsAssessmentGood Taste Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Feeling and thinking are actually the blind man who carries the lame.” ThinkingMenMindReasonFeelingsBlindCarrieHuman MindLameBlind Man Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Why does the past look so enticing to us? For the same reason why from a distance a meadow with flowers looks like a flower bed.” LooksDoeReasonPastFlowerBedDistancePoint Of ViewNostalgiaReason WhyMeadowsEnticing Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Nothing genuinely historical was ever lost in this country. For this reason we have two ruling parties: villains and fools.” TwoCountryReasonGovernmentLostPartyFoolTraditionHistoricalVillainRuling Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Reason and the ability to use it are two separate skills.” TwoReasonUseAbilitySkillsTheory And Practice Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.” MenDifferentReasonFactsJudgmentMen And WomenAppreciateAdmireReason WhyLatterAestheticApprovalIncapableAbstractionWhy Me Author:Franz Grillparzer
