black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Novalis

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
NOVALIS

Artist Deep Perspective Work
We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
NOVALIS

Awakening Deep Dreams
Philosophy is really nostalgia, the desire to be at home.
NOVALIS

Deep Desire Feeling Home Nostalgia Philosophy
Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us.
NOVALIS

Book Creation Life Novel Oneself
Prayer is to religion what thinking is to philosophy. To pray is to make religion.
NOVALIS

Creation Philosophy Prayer Religion Thinking
Play is experimenting with chance.
NOVALIS

Chance Experiment One Liner Play
Life is the beginning of death. Life is for the sake of death. Death is at once the end and the beginning—at once separation and closer union of the self. Through death the reduction is complete.
NOVALIS

Beginning Close Complete Death Life Reduction Unity
Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.
NOVALIS

Desire Home Philosophy Sick
To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it.
NOVALIS

Oneself Properly Truth
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.
NOVALIS

Deep Delight Love Philosophy Reflection Wisdom
Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity.
NOVALIS

Divine Link Mediation Religious True
Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general.
NOVALIS

General Happiness Life Man Marriage
Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.
NOVALIS

Faith Knowledge Whole
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 true Poet is all-knowing; he is an actual world in miniature.
NOVALIS

Himself Poet True World
The history of every individual man should be a Bible.
NOVALIS

History Man Religious

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Novalis Quotes