Quotes by Novalis

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There is a spiritual present that identifies past and future by dissolving them, and this mixture is the vital element, the atmosphere of the poet.

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The creator of art belongs to the work, and not the work to the creator.

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Art represents the fulfillment of nature.

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The true poet is omniscient, he represents the universe in the microcosm hypothesis.

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Poetry is the heroine of philosophy. Philosophy elevates poetry to the rank of principle. She teaches us to appreciate the value of poetry. Philosophy is the theory of poetry. She proves to us that poetry is everything...

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Poetry disposes unfettered, as it pleases, of suffering and desire, of pleasure and pain, of error and truth, of health and sickness. It interpenetrates everything to achieve the goal of goals - the lifting of man above his own condition...

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To write poetry is to give life. Any artistic creation must be a living being...

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Poetry heals the wounds opened by reason. It is made up of completely opposite components - uplifting truths and agreeable mystification...

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Among the sciences, poetry represents youth…

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Poetry is the representation of the soul - of the inner world in its totality. Her mode of meditation, the words, indicate this fact, for they are the expression of the externalized revelation of the empire of soul forces...

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Poetry is absolute reality. The more poetic a thing is, the more true it is.

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A poet is recognized... by the joy and serenity he puts on his face, and he alone rightly bears the name of sage.

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Poetry is the essence of man and the secret of the universe.

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Architecture is frozen music.

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Whoever sets out on the path of search will encounter doubt.