A wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex. Franz Grillparzer More Quotes by Franz Grillparzer More Quotes From Franz Grillparzer Prose talks and poetry sings. Franz Grillparzer prosepoetry Before passing different laws for different people, I'd relinquish myself unto you as your slave. Franz Grillparzer differentlawpeople Feeling and thinking are actually the blind man who carries the lame. Franz Grillparzer feelingsmenthinking Man lives two lives, woe, were it otherwise! One is seized by death, the other one, his honor, remains. Franz Grillparzer menlifedeath Historical! Must it be historical to catch your attention? Even though historicity, like notoriety, denotes nothing more than thatsomething has occurred. Franz Grillparzer historicalattentionhistory History is the zoology of the human race. Franz Grillparzer zoologyracehistory The state has no religion for the simple reason that it has each and everyone. Franz Grillparzer simplereasonreligion A tailor can adapt to any medium, be it poetry, be it criticism. As a poet, he can mend, and with the scissors of criticism he candivide. Franz Grillparzer tailorspoetrycriticism The old harlot, German philosophy, has finally turned into a church lady. Franz Grillparzer philosophicalphilosophyreligion The present is never poetic as it serves necessity, necessity, however, is prosaic. Franz Grillparzer poeticpoetpoetry 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. Franz Grillparzer assessmentappreciatebeauty A flutist who is moved to tears by his own performance will soon make the listeners laugh because of the sounds that he produces. Franz Grillparzer musiclaughingart Why must ancients, and provided the same talent, be better than modern authors? Franz Grillparzer poetryorderart The manifestation of poetry in external life is formal perfection. True sentiment grows within, and art must represent internal phenomena externally. Franz Grillparzer perfectionlifeart Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship. Franz Grillparzer flowerlovefriendship Recently, the Germans have developed a tendency to prefer the so-called first (youthful) style of great artists to their mature works. Could it be that they do not realize that their aesthetic criteria, generally speaking, are juvenile? Franz Grillparzer immaturitystyleart Why I love the ancients so much? Aside from everything else, when I read them, the entire past between them and me unfolds at thesame time. The hearts of how many heroes and poets may have been set on fire by Plutarch's biographies which now inspire me with their own and with borrowed flames! Franz Grillparzer readingheroheart Prose and poetry are as different as food and drink. Franz Grillparzer prose-and-poetrydifferentfood Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing. Franz Grillparzer abbreviationsspeechwriting Critics are reprimanded when they get sarcastic. How absurd! Is the torch of criticism supposed to shine without burning? Franz Grillparzer sarcasmsarcasticshining
