Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship.
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 GrillparzerWhy does the past look so enticing to us? For the same reason why from a distance a meadow with flowers looks like a flower bed.
Franz GrillparzerWhat's the meaning of all the pious clamor, condemning cocks and hens? Those who have no teeth are the greatest meat-haters.
Franz Grillparzer