We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
NOVALIS
NOVALIS
Novalis on complete
Novalis91 quotes“We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.”
Filed under
More from Novalis
One should, when overwhelmed by the shadow of a giant, move aside and see if the colossal shadow isn’t merely that of a pygmy blocking out the sun.
NovalisNovalis Man has his being in truth–if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying–but of acting against one’s conviction.
NovalisNovalis Philosophy can bake no bread; but she can procure for us God, Freedom, Immortality. Which, then, is more practical, Philosophy or Economy?
NovalisNovalis Everything at a distance turns into poetry; distant mountains, distant people, distant events; all become Romantic.
NovalisNovalis Our bodies are molded rivers.
NovalisNovalis Where are we really going? Always home.
NovalisNovalis Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
NovalisNovalis Every disease is a musical problem; every cure is a musical solution.
NovalisNovalis The ideal of morality has no more dangerous rival than the ideal of highest strength, of most powerful life. It is the maximum of the savage.
NovalisNovalis Friends, the soil is poor, we must sow seeds in plenty for us to garner even modest harvests.
NovalisNovalis The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
NovalisNovalis Nature is a petrified magic city.
NovalisNovalis The Bible begins gloriously with Paradise, the symbol of youth, and ends with the everlasting kingdom, with the holy city. The history of every man should be a Bible.
NovalisNovalis Play is experimenting with chance.
NovalisNovalis Character is a wish for a perfect education.
NovalisNovalis The seat of the soul is where the inner world and the outer world meet. Where they overlap, it is in every point of the overlap.
NovalisNovalis
Original quotes
From our community writers
Even with broken wings, she dares to fly. And even with a broken heart, she dares to love.
Divya khandalDivya khandal And I refuse to apologize until the very end for the way that I feel – my feelings are valid too.
Carmen AmadosCarmen Amados Contemplate your own mortality daily, then see how much we must change.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Poetry is the voice of the soul and the inspiration of the heart.
Teresa PeresTeresa Peres We parted sadly, like children in the street on a pleasant june afternoon.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor And what shall I call you? Yours. In this life, the ones before, and all others thereafter.
Alexandra MichelleAlexandra Michelle If I could go back to a time I’d be with you. And I’d thank you again for almost being the healing to my heart.
Aimee C. HoveyAimee C. Hovey I was a living breathing nightmare and he was my favorite dream catcher.
Juwairiyyah OlgarJuwairiyyah Olgar
Meet the writers
More on complete
There’s no point in being complete on the outside when you’re broken in the inside.
Nick VujicicNick Vujicic Being still and doing nothing are two completely different things.
Jackie ChanJackie Chan Taking complete ownership of your outcomes by holding no one but yourself responsible for them is the most powerful thing you can do to drive your success.
Gary KellerGary Keller It’s not about how much work you’re doing. It’s about what work you’re doing and how you’re doing the work.
Brendon BurchardBrendon Burchard I so desperately want my words to be indicative of how deeply and completely I love my people.
Lysa TerKeurstLysa TerKeurst Fear is incomplete knowledge.
Agatha ChristieAgatha Christie What I’m not sure about, is if our lives have been so different from the lives of the people we save. We all complete. Maybe none of us really understand what we’ve lived through, or feel we’ve had enough time.
Kazuo IshiguroKazuo Ishiguro Major North has had for years complete power over these Indians and can do more with them than any man living.
Buffalo BillBuffalo Bill