When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insig… - Franz Grillparzer

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When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detrimental—far-sightedness errs in immediate concerns.

Franz Grillparzer

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Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (January 15, 1791 – January 21, 1872) was an Austrian dramatic poet.

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Die Irreligiösen sind religiöser als sie selbst wissen, und die Religiösen sind's weniger, als sie meinen.

Translation: The irreligious are more religious than they themselves know, and the religious are less so than they think.

I'd wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels.

When mundane, lowly activities are at stake, too much insight is detrimental—far-sightedness errs in immediate concerns. - Franz Grillparzer

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