269 Quotes by Franz Grillparzer

My anger thought you too ignoble for my love, and close examination finds you too magnificent, and only equals are joined together smoothly.

No matter which word it is, when I pronounce repeatedly, it ends up sounding utterly ridiculous and meaningless to me.

A woman's passion is not the measure of a man's love.

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

Erroneous views and presumptuousness send a talent to the insane asylum.

Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power.

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?

Captivating the spirit of the age is a matter of great talent; being swept away by it characterizes an average mind. The two are as different from one another as activity and passivity.

The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.