The spirit of poetry combines the profundity of the philosopher and the child's delight in bright pictures.

You ardently strive for freedom, and I do wish you were free--but, rather than for your sake, so that government won't be.

The graceful flowers of innocence are more valuable than the laurel crown of fame.

A tailor can adapt to any medium, be it poetry, be it criticism. As a poet, he can mend, and with the scissors of criticism he candivide.

Who could deny that our Austria is richer than any other country? As the saying goes: "We have money like manure.

When the theater gates open, a mob pours inside, and it is the poet's task to turn it into an audience.

Once you have looked at the land from atop the Kahlenberg, you will understand what I write and who I am.