Friedrich Schlegel
Friedrich Schlegel
philosophy aphorism form
Aphorisms are the true form of the universal philosophy.
world degrees individual
God is each truly and exalted thing, therefore the individual himself to the highest degree. But are not nature and the world individuals?
positive philosophy trying
Kant introduced the concept of the negative into philosophy. Would it not also be worthwhile to try to introduce the concept of the positive into philosophy?
literature feminine treated
Women are treated as unjustly in poetry as in life. The feminine ones are not idealistic, and the idealistic not feminine.
individuality world spirit
Eternal life and the invisible world are only to be sought in God. Only within Him do all spirits dwell. He is an abyss of individuality, the only infinite plenitude.
education literature depth
Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry, but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.
thinking men infinite
Think of something finite molded into the infinite, and you think of man.
dog book water
There are writers in Germany who drink the Absolute like water; and there are books in which even the dogs make references to the Infinite.
realization literature subjects
The subject of history is the gradual realization of all that is practically necessary.
philosophical poetic rhetorical
The poetry of this one is called philosophical, of that one philological, of a third rhetorical, and so on. Which is then the poetic poetry?
witty inspiration literature
Witty inspirations are the proverbs of the educated.
art done literature
Form your life humanly, and you have done enough: but you will never reach the height of art and the depth of science without something divine.
art literature world
An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.
desire literature classic
A classical work doesn't ever have to be understood entirely. But those who are educated and who are still educating themselves must desire to learn more and more from it.