A Quote by 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 a scoundrel.

Franz Grillparzer

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Franz Grillparzer
Austrian - Poet
January 15, 1791 - January 21, 1872

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A wit with dunces, and a dunce with wits.

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A diploma is a dunce hat in disguise.

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Heaven and earth fight in vain against a dunce!

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