Franz Grillparzer Quotes

It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself. Franz Grillparzer

I’d wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels. Franz Grillparzer

What is the use of aesthetics if they can neither teach how to produce beauty nor how to appreciate it in good taste? Franz Grillparzer

Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship. Franz Grillparzer

The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgements is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval. Franz Grillparzer

Plato calls complacency the companion of loneliness. Franz Grillparzer

Servants honour their master by their service. Franz Grillparzer