The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician. Franz Grillparzer More Quotes by Franz Grillparzer More Quotes From Franz Grillparzer Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. Franz Grillparzer lightninggeniussun I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else. Franz Grillparzer eminenceinsignificancepride 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. Franz Grillparzer hometravelknowledge The course of modern learning leads from humanism via nationalism to bestiality. Franz Grillparzer humanismmoderncourses Morality, a muzzle for the will; logic, a climbing iron for the mind. Franz Grillparzer ironclimbingmind Someone who is reluctant to say what he needs to say, often ends up doing so with an insolence whose crassness is proportionate tohis fear, once he gathers the necessary courage. Franz Grillparzer couragefearneeds Freedom requires guns. Franz Grillparzer gun A woman's passion is not the measure of a man's love. Franz Grillparzer passionlovemen Servants honor their master by their service. Franz Grillparzer servantmastershonor Trying to conceal a crime is like burying a seed in the ground. Franz Grillparzer buryingcrimetrying The courts used to be, fair and square, the avengers of secular crimes; but nowadays they demand respect even for the criminal. Franz Grillparzer respectsquaresjustice What are the characteristics of today's world so that one may recognize it by them?" It pays pensions and borrows money: credit and monuments. Franz Grillparzer creditmoneytoday 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. Franz Grillparzer torturedeceptionlost Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light. Franz Grillparzer lightmoonbeautiful People of talent resemble a musical instrument more closely than they do a musician. Without outside help, they produce not a single sound, but given even the slightest touch, and a magnificent tune emanates from them. Franz Grillparzer musicinspirationalpeople 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. Franz Grillparzer distanceflowerpast The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception. Franz Grillparzer inspirational-educationindividualeducated The most irascible person is most likely to become apathetic in dangerous situations. Franz Grillparzer dangerous-situationstemperapathy 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. Franz Grillparzer islamgreekhands Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized about oneself in real life is as difficult as practicing anything else, compared to theory. Franz Grillparzer realpracticeself
