“Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.” Quote by Franz Grillparzer
“I would love to be able to write a tragedy in my imagination--it would turn into a masterpiece.” WritingAbleTurnsImaginationTragedyMasterpieceMy Imagination Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Distinctly different as a child, as an adolescent, in his prime and in his old age, man considers himself as one, not because he acts, but because he knows.” KnowsMenChildrenDifferentAgeActionKnowledgeIdentityOld AgePrime Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself.” PeopleKnowsHomeOrderKnowledgeMankindEasierTravelOneselfSelf KnowledgeKnowing Oneself Author:Franz Grillparzer
“In Germany, a certain artistic sense is fairly common, but the artist's sense is foreign there.” ArtArtistCertainCommonArtisticGermany Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.” BelieveArtMatterSkills Author:Franz Grillparzer
“The art of acting presupposes three phases: understanding a part, intuiting a part, and contemplating the essence of a part.” ArtThreeActorsUnderstandingActingEssenceContemplatingPhases Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Bunglers and pedants judge art according to genre; they approve of this and dismiss that genre, but instead of genres, the open-minded connoisseur appreciates only individual works.” ArtArtistIndividualJudgingAppreciateCriticismGenreOpen MindedConnoisseurPedantsIndividual Work Author:Franz Grillparzer
“As far as the arts and the sciences are concerned, the German mind appreciates most highly that which it does not understand of the latter, and that which it does not enjoy of the former.” MindDoeArtEnjoyUnderstandingTasteConcernedAppreciateFormerLatter Author:Franz Grillparzer
“Do hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.” SinChastitySinning Author:Franz Grillparzer