To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.
Franz GrillparzerIt is open to question whether the highly individualized characters we find in Shakespeare are perhaps not detrimental to the dramatic effect. The human being disappears to the same degree as the individual emerges.
Franz GrillparzerWhat a pathetic creature is man! His senses are awakened by the hope for the very thing whose consummation puts him to sleep.
Franz Grillparzer