Franz Grillparzer
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (15 January 1791 – 21 January 1872) was an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral.
Read more about Franz Grillparzer: Biography, Early Works Up To Das Goldene Vlies, Historical Tragedies, More Masterpieces and A Setback, Later Life and Final Masterpieces, Assessment, Cultural References
Famous quotes by franz grillparzer:
“Do you call the jewel blind, because your eye is?”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“Progress will always have as its recourse to exaggerate what it cannot surpass.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“You ardently strive for freedom, and I do wish you were free—but, rather than for your sake, so that government won’t be.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“I look around me and nowhere do I see a stamp of disapproval with which nature marked a woman’s candid brow.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)