Franz Grillparzer Quotes

Franz Grillparzer — Austrian Poet born on January 15, 1791, died on January 21, 1872

Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer was an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral... (wikipedia)

Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail.

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.

The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception.

Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.

Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process.

Franz Grillparzer Quotes

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