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Novalis Philosopher

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Germany
  • Born: May 2, 1772
  • Died: Mar 25, 1801

Novalis was the pseudonym of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, a poet, author, and philosopher of early German Romanticism.

Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other. faith & knowledge

Nature is a petrified magic city. nature

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment. learning

To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it. truth

Where children are, there is the golden age. aging

Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general. family

We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming. dreams

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason. poetry

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist. art & work

Philosophy is properly home-sickness the wish to be everywhere at home. home

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

3 more quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

28 more quotes from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 other thoughts from Dave Barry

27 other thoughts from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill

74 other quotes from Winston Churchill