Franz Grillparzer Quotes
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If someone were to think that trees are made to support the sky, they would all seem too short.
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Although your knowledge is weak and small, you need not be silent: since you cannot be judges be at least witnesses.
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If we notice a few errors in the work of a proven master, we may and even will often be correct; if we believe, however, that he is completely and utterly mistaken, we are in danger of missing his entire concept.
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Without a notion of the transcendental, human beings would, indeed, be animals; however, only fools can be convinced of it, and only degenerates need such a conviction.
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No one will stop to help you when you are in need, but everyone forces opinions upon you that you do not require.
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To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
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Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two lower ones have already been dismantled.
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There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son.