Man is a creative retrospection of nature upon itself.

Quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.

What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.

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....

The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words...

The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words...

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...

Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the...

Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the...

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...

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

The main thing is to know something and to say it.

All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this...

All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this...

How many authors are there among writers? Author means originator.

How many authors are there among writers? Author means originator.

The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.

The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.

Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments...

Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments...

It is as deadly for a mind to have a system as to have none....

It is as deadly for a mind to have a system as to have none....

The historian is a prophet looking backward.

The historian is a prophet looking backward.

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind...

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind...

In true prose everything must be underlined.

In true prose everything must be underlined.

Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.

Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.

Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are...

Like Leibniz's possible worlds, most men are only equally entitled pretenders to existence. There are...

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...

Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality.

Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality.

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.