There is no self-knowledge but an historical one. No one knows what he himself is who does not know his fellow men, especially the most prominent one of the community, the master's master, the genius of the age.

Quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.

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...

Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the...

Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the...

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...

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

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

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is...

One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is...

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.

Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he...

Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he...

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written...

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written...

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.

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

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

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...

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.

Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.

Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.

The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.

The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.

Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain;...

Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain;...

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 German national character is a favorite subject of character experts, probably because the less...

The German national character is a favorite subject of character experts, probably because the less...

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...

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...