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Quote by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Think of something finite molded into the infinite, and you think of man.

Think of something finite molded into the infinite, and you think of man.

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...

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...

Morality without a sense of paradox is mean.

Morality without a sense of paradox is mean.

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.

Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.

Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.

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...

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.

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...

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

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

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...

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....

Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.

Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.

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...

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.

Religion must completely encircle the spirit of ethical man like his element, and this luminous...

Religion must completely encircle the spirit of ethical man like his element, and this luminous...