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I'd wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels.
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Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power.
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I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else.
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When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detrimental—far-sightedness errs in immediate concerns.
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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?
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Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the'.
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Born:
January 15, 1791
Died:
January 21, 1872
(aged 81)
Bio:
Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer was an Austrian writer who is chiefly known for his dramas. He also wrote the oration for Ludwig van Beethoven's funeral.
Known for:
Das Goldene Vliess (1822)
Sappho: A Tragedy in Five Acts (1827)
Hero and Leander
The Poor Fiddler
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