Novalis quotes

Novalis was a German poet, philosopher, and an early figure of German Romanticism. His lyrical and mystical writings explored themes of love, nature, and the spiritual world. He inspired future generations of artists and thinkers with his visionary ideas and poetic language. Here are 131 of his quotes:

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer. (Novalis)
Every beloved object is the center of a paradise. View quote
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Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason. View quote
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Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity. View quote
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Where children are, there is the golden age. View quote
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To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it. View quote
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Philosophy is properly home-sickness; the wish to be everywhere at home. View quote
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A character is a completely fashioned will. View quote
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We are close to waking when we dream that we are dreaming. View quote
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Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other. View quote
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Hypotheses are nets: only he who casts will catch. (Novalis)
Love works magic. It is the final purpose Of the world story, The Amen of the universe. View quote
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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. View quote
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We are on a mission: we are called to the cultivation of the earth. View quote
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Nature is an Æolian Harp, a musical instrument; whose tones again are keys to higher strings in us. View quote
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Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life. View quote
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Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment. View quote
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Nature is a petrified magic city. View quote
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There is but one Temple in the World; and that is the Body of Man. View quote
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The world must be romanticized. In this way the originary meaning may be found again. View quote
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Every stage of education begins with childhood. That is why the most educated person on earth so much resembles a child. (Novalis)
To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred, the finite as infinite. View quote
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Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit. View quote
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Blood will stream over Europe until the nations become aware of the frightful madness which drives them in circles. And then, struck by celestial music and made gentle, they approach their former altars all together, hear about the works of peace, and hold a great celebration of peace with fervent tears before the smoking altars. View quote
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To get to know a truth properly, one must polemicize it. View quote
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