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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher."

Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy."

Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.




Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry."

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science."

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.




Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form."

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation."

Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "The main thing is to know something and to say it."

The main thing is to know something and to say it.




Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics."

When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "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."

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 Quotes: "Publication is to thinking as childbirth is to the first kiss."

Publication is to thinking as childbirth is to the first kiss.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center."

A family can develop only with a loving woman as its center.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Man is free whenever he produces or manifests God, and through this he becomes immortal."

Man is free whenever he produces or manifests God, and through this he becomes immortal.




Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion."

The genuine priest always feels something higher than compassion.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form his mind."

An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form his mind.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Women do not have as great a need for poetry because their own essence is poetry."

Women do not have as great a need for poetry because their own essence is poetry.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be."

All men are somewhat ridiculous and grotesque, just because they are men; and in this respect artists might well be regarded as man multiplied by two. So it is, was, and shall be.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined."

Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality."

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



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical."

Nothing is more witty and grotesque than ancient mythology and Christianity; that is because they are so mystical.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime."

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit."

Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center."

Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "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.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Gracefulness is a correct life: sensuality which contemplates and forms itself."

Gracefulness is a correct life: sensuality which contemplates and forms itself.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Morality without a sense of paradox is mean."

Morality without a sense of paradox is mean.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era."

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 Quotes: "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.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Art and works of art do not make an artist; sense and enthusiasm and instinct do."

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



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Only he who possesses a personal religion, an original view of infinity, can be an artist."

Only he who possesses a personal religion, an original view of infinity, can be an artist.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best."

What is lost in the good or excellent translation is precisely the best.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin."

Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "One of two things is usually lacking in the so-called Philosophy of Art: either philosophy or art."

One of two things is usually lacking in the so-called Philosophy of Art: either philosophy or art.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words in their original sense; especially words from the ancient languages."

The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words in their original sense; especially words from the ancient languages.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he claims, one has to defend and esteem the ancients; and only out of duty has he become a great man."

Duty is for Kant the One and All. Out of the duty of gratitude, he claims, one has to defend and esteem the ancients; and only out of duty has he become a great man.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility."

Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin."

Many works of the ancients have become fragments. Many works of the moderns are fragments at the time of their origin.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "No idea is isolated, but is only what it is among all ideas."

No idea is isolated, but is only what it is among all ideas.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "About no subject is there less philosophizing than about philosophy."

About no subject is there less philosophizing than about philosophy.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Eternal life and the invisible world are only to be sought in God. Only within Him do all spirits dwell. He is an abyss of individuality, the only infinite plenitude."

Eternal life and the invisible world are only to be sought in God. Only within Him do all spirits dwell. He is an abyss of individuality, the only infinite plenitude.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Since philosophy now criticizes everything it comes across, a critique of philosophy would be nothing less than a just reprisal."

Since philosophy now criticizes everything it comes across, a critique of philosophy would be nothing less than a just reprisal.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Wit is the appearance, the external flash, of fantasy. Hence its divinity and the similarity to the wit of mysticism."

Wit is the appearance, the external flash, of fantasy. Hence its divinity and the similarity to the wit of mysticism.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time."

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



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit."

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



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "A classification is a definition comprising a system of definitions."

A classification is a definition comprising a system of definitions.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Mathematics is, as it were, a sensuous logic, and relates to philosophy as do the arts, music, and plastic art to poetry."

Mathematics is, as it were, a sensuous logic, and relates to philosophy as do the arts, music, and plastic art to poetry.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Women are treated as unjustly in poetry as in life. The feminine ones are not idealistic, and the idealistic not feminine."

Women are treated as unjustly in poetry as in life. The feminine ones are not idealistic, and the idealistic not feminine.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the height of art and the depth of science without something divine."

Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the height of art and the depth of science without something divine.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "Considered subjectively, philosophy always begins in the middle, like an epic poem."

Considered subjectively, philosophy always begins in the middle, like an epic poem.



Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes: "The essential point of view of Christianity is sin."

The essential point of view of Christianity is sin.