black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Character is a wish for a perfect education.

Novalis

Everything at a distance turns into poetry; distant mountains, distant people, distant events; all become Romantic.
NOVALIS

Distance People Poetry Romantic
Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.
NOVALIS

Active Genius Moral Person Poet Poetry True
Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
NOVALIS

Drama Lyrics Man Marriage Woman
To know a truth well, one must have fought it out.
NOVALIS

Fight Oneself Truth
Play is experimenting with chance.
NOVALIS

Chance Experiment One Liner Play
All the events of our life are materials of which we can make what we will.
NOVALIS

Desire Event Life Material Power Willing
The badge of honesty is simplicity.
NOVALIS

Honesty One Liner Simplicity
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
NOVALIS

Catch Himself Trap
Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.
NOVALIS

Artist Life Meaning
Man is a sun and his senses are the planets.
NOVALIS

Himself Man Planet Sun
We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.
NOVALIS

Close Connection Path Visible
Love is the final end of the world’s history, the Amen of the universe.
NOVALIS

End History Love Universe World
Friends, the soil is poor, we must sow seeds in plenty for us to garner even modest harvests.
NOVALIS

Friendship Harvest Modest Poor Result
We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.
NOVALIS

Complete Ourselves Realization
The best thing about the sciences is their philosophical ingredient, like life for an organic body. If one dephilosophizes the sciences, what remains left? Earth, air, and water.
NOVALIS

Body Earth Organic Philosophy Science Water
We touch heaven when we lay our hand on a human body!
NOVALIS

Body Hands Heaven Human Lie Touch

Character is a wish for a perfect education.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Character is a wish for a perfect education.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Novalis Quotes