Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.

Quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best.

What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best.

It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind.

It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind.

God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree....

God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree....

Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and...

Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and...

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into...

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into...

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos.

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means...

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means...

Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center.

Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center.

Eternal life and the invisible world are only to be sought in God. Only within...

Eternal life and the invisible world are only to be sought in God. Only within...

Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long...

Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long...

No idea is isolated, but is only what it is among all ideas.

No idea is isolated, but is only what it is among all ideas.

An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form...

An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form...

One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry.

One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry.

Virtue is reason which has become energy.

Virtue is reason which has become energy.

Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile...

Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile...

Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.

Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.

Every complete man has his genius. True virtue is genius.

Every complete man has his genius. True virtue is genius.

A classical work doesn't ever have to be understood entirely. But those who are educated...

A classical work doesn't ever have to be understood entirely. But those who are educated...

If you want to see mankind fully, look at a family. Within the family minds...

If you want to see mankind fully, look at a family. Within the family minds...

Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center...

Religion is not only a part of education, an element of humanity, but the center...