It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel More Quotes by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel More Quotes From Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von 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 von Schlegel Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel Genius is, to be sure, not a matter of arbitrariness, but rather of freedom, just as wit, love, and faith, which once shall become arts and disciplines. We should demand genius from everybody, without, however, expecting it. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel Good drama must be drastic. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel Irony is the form of paradox. Paradox is what is good and great at the same time. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel Virtue is reason which has become energy. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich von Schlegel
