Let the will embrace the highest ideals freely and with infinite strength, but let action first take hold of what lies closest.
Franz GrillparzerA wise man can and should stand above his times, not so the poet, but he should be their apex.
Franz GrillparzerRecently, the Germans have developed a tendency to prefer the so-called first (youthful) style of great artists to their mature works. Could it be that they do not realize that their aesthetic criteria, generally speaking, are juvenile?
Franz Grillparzer