Novalis

Life is the beginning of death. Life is for the sake of death. Death is at once the end and the beginning—at…

— Novalis

“Is not our body in itself nothing but a common central effect of our senses—if we have mastery over our senses—if we…

— Novalis

“Our body is a moulded river”

— Novalis

The badge of honesty is simplicity.

— Novalis

Man is a sun and his senses are the planets.

— Novalis

It is certain my belief gains quite infinitely the very moment I can convince another mind thereof

— Novalis

Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure a musical solution. The more rapid and complete the solution, the greater the musical…

— Novalis

There is an energy which springs from sickness and debility: it has a more powerful effect than the real, but, sadly, expires…

— Novalis

Character is a perfectly educated will.

— Novalis

“The highest task of education is—to take command of one’s transcendental self—to be at once the I of its I. It is…

— Novalis

To philosophize means to make vivid.

— Novalis

We are near awakening when we dream that we dream.

— Novalis

Fate and temperament are the names of a concept.

— Novalis

Only the most perfect human being can design the most perfect philosophy.

— Novalis

“We dream of travels throughout the universe: is not the universe within us? We do not know the depths of our spirit.…

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Nature is a petrified magic city.

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When you understand how to love one thing, then you also understand how to love everything.

— Novalis