Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Novalis Philosopher

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: Germany
  • Born: May 2, 1772
  • Died: Mar 25, 1801

Novalis was the pseudonym of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, a poet, author, and philosopher of early German Romanticism.

Knowledge is only one half. Faith is the other. faith & knowledge

Where children are, there is the golden age. age

Philosophy is properly home-sickness the wish to be everywhere at home. home

The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist. art & work

Only as far as a man is happily married to himself is he fit for married life and family life in general. family

Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason. poetry

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment. learning

Nature is a petrified magic city. nature

We are near waking when we dream we are dreaming. dreams

To become properly acquainted with a truth, we must first have disbelieved it, and disputed against it. truth