One has only as much morality as one has philosophy and poetry. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel moralityphilosophypoetry Change image and share on social
Publication is to thinking as childbirth is to the first kiss. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel childbirthkispublication Change image and share on social
The main thing is to know something and to say it. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel mainthing Change image and share on social
Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel divinefemininemystery Change image and share on social
Plato's philosophy is a dignified preface to future religion. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel dignifyfuturephilosophy Change image and share on social
There is no self-knowledge but an historical one. No one knows what he himself is who does not know his fellow men, especially the most prominent one of the community, the master's master, the genius of the age. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel agecommunityfellow share on social
Morality without a sense of paradox is mean. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel moralityparadoxsense Change image and share on social
Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel dialoguefleeform Change image and share on social
Women do not have as great a need for poetry because their own essence is poetry. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel essencegreatpoetry Change image and share on social
The German national character is a favorite subject of character experts, probably because the less mature a nation, the more she is an object of criticism and not of history. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel charactercriticismexpert Change image and share on social
