Franz Grillparzer

thumb|I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else. Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (January 15, 1791 – January 21, 1872) was an Austrian dramatic poet. Quotes Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power. Sappho, act 1, sc. 5 (1818). Why do comparisons of words and tone poems (poetry and music) never take into consideration that the word is a mere signifier, but that the sound, aside from being a signifier, is also an object? Notebooks and Diaries (1820). I'd wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels. On the Admissibility of Capital Punishment, from Notebooks and Diaries (1836). When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detrimental—far-sightedness errs in immediate concerns. Libussa, act 1 (1848). I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else. Libussa, act 2 (1848). Die Irreligiösen sind religiöser als sie selbst wissen, und die Religiösen sind's weniger, als sie meinen. Translation: The irreligious are more religious than they themselves know, and the religious are less so than they think. Aphorism (1857), in Studien zur Philosophie und Religion. Historische und politische Studien. Hamburg: Tredition, 2011, p. 32. 978-3-8424-1558-4. External links Franz+Grillparzer Franz Grillparzer Works by Grillparzer from the eLibrary Austria Project (elib Austria full txts) Literary Encyclopedia: Grillparzer, Franz Catholic Encyclopedia: Franz Grillparzer Grillparzer-Lebenslauf (in German) Category:Poets from Austria Category:1791 births Category:1872 deaths Category:Monarchists Category:Playwrights from Austria Category:People from Vienna