I am utterly, consummately intense, wearing sunflowers and poppies and dahlias in my buttonhole. Harry Graf Kessler buttonholeconsummatelydahlia Change image and share on social
How rich our German life is compared to France or England: what an abundance of social types and customs with completely different origins... Germany is a world, whereas England and France, with their stereotypically divided three social classes, are but enlarged villages... what a stage for a Balzac. Harry Graf Kessler abundancebalzacclass share on social
It seems to me we are now, since 1789, going through the same sort of process of regeneration the Roman world went through between 300 and 500. It is only to be hoped all civilization will not again be destroyed by the anarchists. Harry Graf Kessler anarchistcivilizationdestroy share on social
Until we have created a romance of peace that would equal that of war, violence will not disappear from people's lives. Harry Graf Kessler createdisappearequal Change image and share on social
What is ugly about life is that it so often only provides uneasy half solutions that are so seldom pure and tragic ones. Harry Graf Kessler halflifepure Change image and share on social