At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire.
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 GrillparzerThe courts used to be, fair and square, the avengers of secular crimes; but nowadays they demand respect even for the criminal.
Franz GrillparzerUneducated people are unfortunate in that they do grasp complex issues, educated people, on the other hand, often do not understand simplicity, which is a far greater misfortune.
Franz Grillparzer