You are alone with everything you love. Novalis More Quotes by Novalis More Quotes From Novalis Morality must be the heart of our existence, if it is to be what it wants to be for us. The highest form of philosophy is ethics. Thus all philosophy begins with "I am." The highest statement of cognition must be an expression of that fact which is the means and ground for all cognition, namely, the goal of the I. Novalis heart philosophy mean In cheerful souls there is no wit. Wit shows a disturbance of the equipoise. Novalis wit cheerful soul Humanity is the higher meaning of our planet, the nerve that connects this part of it with the upper world, the eye it raises to heaven. Novalis eye humanity heaven Nature is an aeolian harp, a musical instrument whose tones are the re-echo of higher strings within us. Novalis tone echoes musical Sometimes with the most intense pain a paralysis of sensibility occurs. The soul disintegrates--hence the deadly frost--the free power of the mind--the shattering, ceaseless wit of this kind of despair. There is no inclination for anything any more--the person is alone, like a baleful power--as he has no connection with the rest of the world he consumes himself gradually--and in accordance with his own principle he is--misanthropic and misotheos. Novalis pain soul mind Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic. Novalis dramatic epic men Many things are too delicate to be thought; many more, to be spoken. Novalis delicacy delicate When one begins to reflect on philosophy—then philosophy seems to us to be everything, like God, and love. It is a mystical, highly potent, penetrating idea—which ceaselessly drives us inward in all directions. The decision to do philosophy—to seek philosophy is the act of self-liberation—the thrust toward ourselves. Novalis self philosophy ideas The highest purpose of intellectual cultivation is to give a man a perfect knowledge and mastery of his own inner self. Novalis self men knowledge Most observers of the French Revolution, especially the clever and noble ones, have explained it as a life-threatening and contagious illness. They have remained standing with the symptoms and have interpreted these in manifold and contrary ways. Some have regarded it as a merely local ill. The most ingenious opponents have pressed for castration. They well noticed that this alleged illness is nothing other than the crisis of beginning puberty. Novalis opponents clever way To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it. Novalis knows We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming. Novalis waking wake-up dream We never completely comprehend ourselves, but we can do far more than comprehend. Novalis literature can-do The badge of honesty is simplicity. Novalis badges simplicity honesty Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general. Novalis married literature men Every stage of education begins with childhood. That is why the most educated person on earth so much resembles a child. Novalis childhood earth children Every beloved object is the center point of a paradise. Novalis paradise literature life The seat of the soul is where the inner world and the outer world meet. Where they overlap, it is in every point of the overlap. Novalis seats soul world Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home. Novalis wish home philosophy Accident is simply unforeseen order. Novalis accidents unforeseen order
