black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.

Novalis

Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.
NOVALIS

Book End Infinite Reason
I often feel, and ever more deeply I realize, that fate and character are the same conception.
NOVALIS

Character Fate Feeling Myself Realization
Everything at a distance turns into poetry; distant mountains, distant people, distant events; all become Romantic.
NOVALIS

Distance People Poetry Romantic
Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch.
NOVALIS

Catch Himself Trap
Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit.
NOVALIS

Build Enough Heart Mindset Spirit Strive
The poem of the understanding is philosophy.
NOVALIS

Philosophy Poem Understand
Everywhere we seek the Absolute, and always we find only things.
NOVALIS

Finding Material Search
To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it.
NOVALIS

Believe Proper Truth
A complete need should not exist love, life in common with loved ones?
NOVALIS

Common Existence Life Love Need Oneself
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
The mysterious path goes inward. It is in us, and not anywhere else, where the eternity of the worlds, the past and the future are found.
NOVALIS

Finding Forever Future Mystery Path World
Character and fate are two words for the same thing.
NOVALIS

Character Fate Word
It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof.
NOVALIS

Belief Mindset Moments Myself Quite
The true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
NOVALIS

Himself Poet True World
Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.
NOVALIS

Instrument Musician Nature Ourselves
A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
NOVALIS

Hero Mindset Oneself Stay Time

Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Novalis Quotes