We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming.

Quote by Novalis

Topics: Novalis Quotes

Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for...

Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for...

Every beloved object is the center point of a paradise.

Every beloved object is the center point of a paradise.

Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.

Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other.

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.

Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.

Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist.

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.

Where no gods are, spectres rule.

Where no gods are, spectres rule.

Nature is a petrified magic city.

Nature is a petrified magic city.

We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.

We are more closely connected to the invisible than to the visible.

We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.

We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend.

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.

Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home.

Character and fate are two words for the same thing.

Character and fate are two words for the same thing.

A character is a completely fashioned will.

A character is a completely fashioned will.

Where children are, there is the golden age.

Where children are, there is the golden age.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the...

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness...

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness...

I don't worry about it because we are all growing old. If I were the...

I don't worry about it because we are all growing old. If I were the...