Doing philosophy is only a threefold or double kind of waking–being awake–consciousness. NOVALIS AwakeningConsciousness
Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy. NOVALIS DesignHumanPerfectionPhilosophy
Philosophy bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom. NOVALIS DeepDelightLovePhilosophyReflectionWisdom
Life must not be a novel that is given to us, but one that is made by us. NOVALIS BookCreationLifeNovelOneself
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 FindingForeverFutureMysteryPathWorld
Christianity is the root of all democracy, the highest fact in the rights of men. NOVALIS DemocracyFactManRightRoot
