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Franz Grillparzer

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Some people are known for what they did; Franz Grillparzer is known for what they said. The range of their thinking — from Poetry to Knowledge — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. 10 of Franz Grillparzer's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Poetry, Knowledge, Wisdom, Trust, and Thanksgiving. To get a sense of their style, try: "Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it."

“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

Trust

All Quotes by Franz Grillparzer

“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

Trust

“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

Poetry

“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.”

— Franz Grillparzer

Knowledge

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

— Franz Grillparzer

Wisdom

“Prose talks and poetry sings.”

— Franz Grillparzer

Poetry

“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

Poetry

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

— Franz Grillparzer

Thankful

“Although your knowledge is weak and small, you need not be silent: since you cannot be judges be at least witnesses.”

— Franz Grillparzer

Knowledge