To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
Franz GrillparzerI've never been on good terms with God, but now I'm becoming His intimate, for He is truly absolute and extremely legitimate.
Franz GrillparzerNo one will stop to help you when you are in need, but everyone forces opinions upon you that you do not require.
Franz GrillparzerDrive the women from the bed just as you drove them from the choir; a eunuch sings in Rome, and the priests masturbate.
Franz Grillparzer