7 Quotes & Sayings By Franz Grillparzer

Franz Grillparzer was born in Vienna. He studied law at the University of Vienna, where he completed his doctorate in 1790. By 1791 he had become a lawyer, but in 1795 he turned to writing. His early plays were well received, but he was not much of a success as a playwright Read more

In 1802, however, he became tutor to the young Archduke of Austria and his wife Maria Theresa's daughter Marie Antoinette, and this connection with royalty proved of great importance to him. He published several volumes of poetry and prose (including the tragedy "The Robbers") and wrote the libretto for Mozart's opera "Lohengrin." He also wrote the libretto for his friend Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Euryanthe."

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The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception. Franz Grillparzer
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Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light. Franz Grillparzer
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Doubt breeds doubt. Franz Grillparzer
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Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. Franz Grillparzer
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Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun. Franz Grillparzer
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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