Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Every good man progressively becomes God. To become God, to be man, and to educate oneself, are expressions that are synonymous. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#artist #enthusiasm #instinct #make #sense

As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#ancient #battle #before #commander #era

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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The historian is a prophet looking backward. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#historian #looking #prophet

Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#morality #politics #where

Many a witty inspiration is like the surprising reunion of befriended thoughts after a long separation. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#inspiration #like #long #many #reunion