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Quote by Franz Grillparzer

“Morality, a muzzle for the will; logic, a climbing iron for the mind.”

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Franz Grillparzer was an Austrian playwright and poet, renowned for his profound dramatic works and exquisite use of language. His works often explore moral and philosophical issues, having a profound impact on drama in the later centuries. more

“Whoever considers morality the main objective of human existence, seems to me like a person who defines the purpose of a clock asnot going wrong. The first objective for a clock, is, however, that it does run; not going wrong is an additional regulative function. If not a watch's greatest accomplishment were not going wrong, unwound watches might be the best.”

“What's the meaning of all the pious clamor, condemning cocks and hens? Those who have no teeth are the greatest meat-haters.”

Morality Teeth Meat Hypocrisy Pious Condemning Hens Clamor

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“It is good insofar as it is not evil.”

Evil

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“It is not a matter of desire, but of coercion and duty.”

Matter Desire Duty Coercion

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“Austrian soldiers are like horses: brave but easily frightened.”

Horse Brave Soldier Frightened

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“I know how ingratitude burns, how falsehood tortures, for I have been deceived in friendship and in love; I have learned to lose and to resign myself.”

Knows Has Beens Lost Loses Know How Deception Torture Falsehood I Have Learned Deceived Self Deception Resignation Ingratitude

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“If human beings are immortal, so are animals. If matter has the ability to remember, it also has the ability to think.”

Ifs Thinking Humans Matter Remember Human Beings Ability Animal Mankind Intelligence Immortal

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“Turning popular opinion upside down does not make an original.”

Doe Opinion Originals Originality Upside Down Popular Opinion

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“Christianity is the religion of melancholy and hypochondria. Islam, on the other hand, promotes apathy, and Judaism instills its adherents with a certain choleric vehemence, the heathen Greeks may well be called happy optimists.”

Wells May Hands Certain Christianity Islam Greek Melancholy Apathy Optimist Judaism Instill Heathen Vehemence

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“Profundity easily turns into dullness and astuteness deteriorates into wit. Be guided by natural common sense and it will accommodate great and small.”

Turns Natural Common Wit Common Sense Accommodate Dullness Profundity

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