Let the famous not denounce fame. Far from being empty and meaningless, it fills those it touches with divine power.
Franz GrillparzerMan lives two lives, woe, were it otherwise! One is seized by death, the other one, his honor, remains.
Franz GrillparzerA pious woman's neighbor, a philanthropist's child, a liberal's servant--these three have a hard life.
Franz GrillparzerStrength, strength alone, is honorable, the German nation clamors in its majesty. But since it is hard to muster strength so suddenly, they have to make do with boorishness.
Franz Grillparzer