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
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“A person who looks different all the time frightens me. Only one animal changes its skin: the snake.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“A man may welcome his beloved with circumstance, but a woman’s love and her concern for his well-being are discreet.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“‘Austria the shield and Prussia the sword!’ Too bad that they are attached to the wrong arm: The right one holds the defiantly glistening shield, and the left one is supposed to wield the sword.”
—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)
“A word, a man; a glance, a woman!”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)