Man is a creative retrospection of nature upon itself.

Quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.

What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.

Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.

Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.

Virtue is reason which has become energy.

Virtue is reason which has become energy.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Every good man progressively becomes God. To become God, to be man, and to educate...

Every good man progressively becomes God. To become God, to be man, and to educate...

He who does not become familiar with nature through love will never know her.

He who does not become familiar with nature through love will never know her.

As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to...

As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to...

Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty...

Wit is the appearance, the external flash of imagination. Thus its divinity, and the witty...

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...

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...

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.

All the classical genres are now ridiculous in their rigorous purity.

All the classical genres are now ridiculous in their rigorous purity.

There are writers in Germany who drink the Absolute like water; and there are books...

There are writers in Germany who drink the Absolute like water; and there are books...

Considered subjectively, philosophy always begins in the middle, like an epic poem.

Considered subjectively, philosophy always begins in the middle, like an epic poem.

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.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom...

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom...

A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach.

A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach.

Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct...

Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct...

Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they...

Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they...

Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.

Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.