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> [Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/is-it-true-that-one-travels-in-order-to-know-mankind-it-is-easier-to/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

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> [Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized about oneself in real life is as difficult as practicing anything else, compared to theory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/even-with-limited-intelligence-knowing-oneself-is-not-as-difficult-as/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

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## Other authors on Knowing oneself

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-franklin-chang-diaz-35910.jpg) Allan Rufus 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowing-oneself/allan-rufus/)
- [Kilroy J. Oldster 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knowing-oneself/kilroy-j-oldster/)

## More by Franz Grillparzer

> [Genius differs from talent not by the amount of original thoughts, but by making the latter fertile and by positioning them properly, in other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/genius-differs-from-talent-not-by-the-amount-of-original-thoughts-but/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Plato calls complacency the companion of loneliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/plato-calls-complacency-the-companion-of-loneliness/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [The noble woman is half a man, even a complete one. Only their imperfections make them women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/the-noble-woman-is-half-a-man-even-a-complete-one-only-their/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [It's the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/it-s-the-misfortune-of-german-authors-that-not-a-single-one-of-them/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Genius resembles a bell; in order to ring it must be suspended into pure air, and when a foreign body touches it, its joyful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/genius-resembles-a-bell-in-order-to-ring-it-must-be-suspended-into/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Whoever considers morality the main objective of human existence, seems to me like a person who defines the purpose of a clock asnot going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/whoever-considers-morality-the-main-objective-of-human-existence/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/those-who-want-to-row-on-the-ocean-of-human-knowledge-do-not-get-far/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/the-military-and-the-clergy-cause-us-much-annoyance-the-clergy-and/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [I'd wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/i-d-wish-the-government-took-honest-people-into-consideration-it/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Much as I honor the wisdom of the princess--there is something more dashing about a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/much-as-i-honor-the-wisdom-of-the-princess-there-is-something-more/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Only by himself, with one acre and a house, will a dunce be a dunce. Once he manages to gain power, he'll turn into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/only-by-himself-with-one-acre-and-a-house-will-a-dunce-be-a-dunce/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [The old harlot, German philosophy, has finally turnedinto a church lady.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/the-old-harlot-german-philosophy-has-finally-turnedinto-a-church-lady/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/is-it-true-that-one-travels-in-order-to-know-mankind-it-is-easier-to/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [Caution is the daughter of circumspection, but she tends to outgrow her mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/caution-is-the-daughter-of-circumspection-but-she-tends-to-outgrow/)

[Franz Grillparzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franz-grillparzer/)

> [It is not a matter of desire, but of coercion and duty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franz-grillparzer/it-is-not-a-matter-of-desire-but-of-coercion-and-duty/)

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