The historian is a prophet looking backward. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel backwardhistorianprophet Change image and share on social
An artist is he for whom the goal and center of life is to form his mind. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel artistcenterform Change image and share on social
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 angerchildlikeconsume Change image and share on social
The poetry of this one is called philosophical, of that one philological, of a third rhetorical, and so on. Which is then the poetic poetry? Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel callphilologicalphilosophical Change image and share on social
Think of something finite molded into the infinite, and you think of man. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel finiteinfiniteman Change image and share on social
Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel compoundexplosionspirit Change image and share on social
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 ancientconvincepoetry Change image and share on social
Morality without a sense of paradox is mean. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel moralityparadoxsense Change image and share on social
Novels tend to end as the Paternoster begins: with the kingdom of God on earth. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel beginearthend Change image and share on social
Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel abundantagilitychaos Change image and share on social