6 quotes found
Writer · Austrian · 1791–1872
Austrian writer (1791–1872)
“Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.”
“Moons and years pass by and are gone forever, but a beautiful moment shimmers through life a ray of light.”
“Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.”
“The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception.”
“Science and art, or by the same token, poetry and prose differ from one another like a journey and an excursion. The purpose of the journey is its goal, the purpose of an excursion is the process.”
“Doubt breeds doubt.”