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No shortcomings of other people cause us to be more intolerant than those which are caricatures of our own.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Caricatures Cause Intolerant More Other Our Own People Shortcomings Than Those Us Which

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No one will stop to help you when you are in need, but everyone forces opinions upon you that you do not require.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Everyone Forces Help Need Opinions Require Stop Will You

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Poetry, it is often said and loudly so, is life's true mirror. But a monkey looking into a work of literature looks in vain for Socrates.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Life Literature Looking Looks Loudly Mirror Monkey Often Poetry Said Socrates True Vain Work

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This searching and doubting and vacillating where nothing is clear but the arrogance of quest. I, too, had such noble ideas when I was still a boy.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Arrogance Boy Clear Doubting Had Ideas Noble Nothing Quest Searching Still Too Where

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It's the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has to be better than he is.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Authors Better Character Dares Everyone Expose German He His Misfortune Single Than Them Thinks True True Character

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You even called me stupid in your verse, and I'm almost agreeing, for where stupidity is involved, you are quite an expert, friend.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Agreeing Almost Even Expert Friend Involved Me Quite Stupid Stupidity Verse Where You Your

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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

Topics: Animals Beings Conviction Convinced Fools However Human Human Beings Indeed Need Notion Only Transcendental Without Would

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Mankind is getting smarter every day. Actually, it only seems so. At least we are making progress. We're progressing, to be sure, ever more deeply into the forest.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Actually Day Deeply Ever Every Every Day Forest Getting Least Making Mankind More Only Progress Progressing Seems Smarter Sure

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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

Topics: Been Building His Home Lower Places Soon Story System Third Trust Two While Whoever Will Without You Your

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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

~Franz Grillparzer

Topics: Abide Applause Criticism Find He Ignores Investigate Man Modest Modesty Out Test

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Biography

Nationality: Austrian

Type: Poet

Born: January 15th, 1791

Died: January 21st, 1872

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