Frank Wedekind Quotes

Benjamin Franklin Wedekind usually known as Frank Wedekind, was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the development of epic theatre.Before 2006 Wedekind was best known for the "Lulu" cycle, a two-play series—Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box, 1904)—centered on a young dancer/adventuress of mysterious origin. ...more

Birth: July 24, 1864 - Death: March 09, 1918

- Frank Wedekind

Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.

- Frank Wedekind

The laws of this world are for children.

Topic(s): World , Children , Law

- Frank Wedekind

Virtue looks good but it only suits imposing figures.

Topic(s): Looks , Virtue , Figures

- Frank Wedekind

Search fearlessly for every sin, for out of sin comes joy.

Topic(s): Joy , Sin

- Frank Wedekind

Monuments are for the living, not the dead.

Topic(s): Monument

- Frank Wedekind

I was a baby when I came into the world–otherwise I might have been smart enough to become a different person.

Topic(s): World , Different , Persons

- Frank Wedekind

Kitsch is the contemporary form of the Gothic, Rococo, Baroque.

Topic(s): Form , Contemporary , Gothic

- Frank Wedekind

We see God and the devil making fools of each other, and we nurture in ourselves the absolutely unshakable conviction that both of them are drunk.

Topic(s): Fool , Devil , Conviction

- Frank Wedekind

God made man in his own image, and man returned the favour.

Topic(s): Men , Made , Favour

- Frank Wedekind

I didn’t ask to be born, and I don’t owe God anything.

Topic(s): Born , Asks