Friedrich Hölderlin quotes
Friedrich Hölderlin was a German poet and philosopher, regarded as one of the most important figures in German Romanticism. His poetry is celebrated for its deep emotional intensity and profound engagement with classical themes. He greatly influenced later writers and thinkers with his visionary and lyrical works. Here are 16 of his quotes:
You seek life, and a godly fire
Gushes and gleams for you out of the earth,
As, with shuddering long, you
Hurl yourself down to the flames of the Etna. So by a queen's wanton whim
Pearls were dissolved in wine- heed her not!
What folly, poet, to cast your riches
Into that bright and bubbling cup! Yet still are you holy to me, as the might of the earth
That bore you away, audaciously perishing!
And I would follow the hero into the depths
Did love not hold me.
Friedrich Hölderlin
What is all that men have done and thought over thousands of years, compared with one moment of love. But in all Nature, too, it is what is nearest to perfection, what is most divinely beautiful! There all stairs lead from the threshold of life. From there we come, to there we go.
Friedrich Hölderlin
Friedrich Hölderlin
Occupation: German Poet
Born: March 20, 1770
Died: June 7, 1843
Quotes count: 16
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