More from Novalis
The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.
NovalisNovalis The individual soul should seek for an intimate union with the soul of the universe.
NovalisNovalis We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.
NovalisNovalis Mathematics is the Life of the Gods.
NovalisNovalis Accident is simply unforeseen order.
NovalisNovalis Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.
NovalisNovalis The badge of honesty is simplicity.
NovalisNovalis Humanity is the higher meaning of our planet, the nerve that connects this part of it with the upper world, the eye it raises to heaven.
NovalisNovalis Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure a musical solution. The more rapid and complete the solution, the greater the musical talent of the doctor.
NovalisNovalis To know a truth well, one must have fought it out.
NovalisNovalis Character and fate are two words for the same thing.
NovalisNovalis The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.
NovalisNovalis We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.
NovalisNovalis Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us.
NovalisNovalis There is an energy which springs from sickness and debility: it has a more powerful effect than the real, but, sadly, expires in an even greater infirmity.
NovalisNovalis A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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Original quotes
From our community writers
Love is mostly easy at night, it is morning you got to learn about.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh You can find beauty in the darkest of places. Be the light, my love. Bring smiles to their faces.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola This fearless heart is trapped between these anxious walls of my worried mind.
CindyCindy Don’t push away your emotions too hard, remember they can push back if held for too long.
SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
Elaine HaysElaine Hays
More on philosophy
None of our beliefs are quite true; all have at least a penumbra of vagueness and error.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell Vultures are the most righteous of birds: they do not attack even the smallest living creature.
PlutarchPlutarch It’s not hard to own something. Or everything. You just have to know that it’s yours, and then be willing to let it go.
Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman We often confuse what we wish for with what is.
Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman I can believe things that are true and things that aren’t true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they’re true or not.
Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman As the archeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.
Michel FoucaultMichel Foucault The secret of happiness is very simple: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile.
Bertrand RussellBertrand Russell All your questions can be answered if that is what you want. But once you learn your answers, you can never unlearn them.
Neil GaimanNeil Gaiman