“Whoever sees life other than as a self-destroying illusion is himself still preoccupied with life. Life must not be a novel that… — Novalis Copy Share Image
Love works magic. It is the finalpurpose of the world story, the Amen of the universe. — Novalis Copy Share Image
What delights, what pleasures does your life offer you that outweigh the raptures of death? — Novalis Copy Share Image
“All the chance events of our lives are materials from which we can make what we like. Whoever is rich in spirit… — Novalis Copy Share Image
The best thing about the sciences is their philosophical ingredient, like life for an organic body. If one dephilosophizes the sciences, what… — Novalis Copy Share Image
Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general. — Novalis Copy Share Image
All the events of our life are materials of which we can make what we will. — Novalis Copy Share Image
Morality must be the heart of our existence, if it is to be what it wants to be for us. The highest… — Novalis Copy Share Image
Life is the beginning of death. Life is for the sake of death. Death is at once the end and the beginning—at… — Novalis Copy Share Image
“Whoever sees life other than as a self-destroying illusion is himself still preoccupied with life. Life must not be a novel that is given… — Novalis Copy Share Image
“Inspiration without intellect is useless and dangerous; and the poet will be able to perform few wonders, when he is astonished by wonders.” — Novalis Copy Share Image
It is not merely the multiplicity of tints, the gladness of tone, or the balminess of the air which delight in the spring; it… — Novalis Copy Share Image
“The world must be romanticized. Only in that way will one rediscover its original senses. Romanticization is nothing less than a qualitative raising of… — Novalis Copy Share Image
Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us. — Novalis Copy Share Image
Darwin remarks that we are less dazzled by the light at waking, if we have been dreaming of visible objects. Happy are those who… — Novalis Copy Share Image
Man has his being in truth--if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying--but… — Novalis Copy Share Image
