Art is eternally young, but the poet ages. If only he remained as young as art! If only it aged with him! Franz Grillparzer More Quotes by Franz Grillparzer More Quotes From Franz Grillparzer As youth lives in the future, so the adult lives in the past: No one rightly knows how to live in the present. Franz Grillparzer youth adults past To declaim freedom verses seems like a poem within a poem; freedom requires guns, it requires arms, but no feet. Franz Grillparzer arms gun feet The ideas of an age are most abundant where they are not crowded by original ideas. Franz Grillparzer crowded age ideas Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction. Franz Grillparzer fool animal needs Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two lower ones have already been dismantled. Franz Grillparzer uprising home two There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son. Franz Grillparzer mother home son My anger thought you too ignoble for my love, and close examination finds you too magnificent, and only equals are joined together smoothly. Franz Grillparzer examination anger together When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detrimental — far-sightedness errs in immediate concerns. Franz Grillparzer stakes too-much insight Mozart starved, but you allow Thalberg and Liszt make tons of gold: Of course, you may think that someone immortal cannot die of hunger Franz Grillparzer gold may thinking Although your knowledge is weak and small, you need not be silent: since you cannot be judges be at least witnesses. Franz Grillparzer silent judging needs The cradle of the future is the grave of the past. Franz Grillparzer cradle future past The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill. Franz Grillparzer skills believe art Lap-dogs and blood-hounds enjoy the greatest respect at court; house-dogs and no dogs at all are not even considered. Franz Grillparzer respect power dog Progress will always have as its recourse to exaggerate what it cannot surpass. Franz Grillparzer recourse progress The real genres: good and bad. Franz Grillparzer quality criticism real 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. Franz Grillparzer appreciate judging art Art compares to nature like wine to the grape. Franz Grillparzer wine nature art I'd wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels. Franz Grillparzer government wish people Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power. Franz Grillparzer divine-power empty fame Why do comparisons of words and tone poems (poetry and music) never take into consideration that the word is a mere signifier, but that the sound, aside from being a signifier, is also an object? Franz Grillparzer poetry-and-music tone sound
