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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Quotes

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quotes

Deutsch Poet March 10, 1772 – January 12, 1829

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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "All the classical genres are now ridiculous in their rigorous..."
All the classical genres are now ridiculous in their rigorous purity. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "The main thing is to know something and to say it."
The main thing is to know something and to say it. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit."
Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "How many authors are there among writers? Author means..."
How many authors are there among writers? Author means originator. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "Morality without a sense of paradox is mean."
Morality without a sense of paradox is mean. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more..."
A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one..."
Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still..."
Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the..."
Irony is a clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of the infinitely abundant chaos. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind."
It is peculiar to mankind to transcend mankind. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "No idea is isolated, but is only what it is among all ideas."
No idea is isolated, but is only what it is among all ideas. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical..."
When reason and unreason come into contact, an electrical shock occurs. This is called polemics. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "The historian is a prophet facing backwards."
The historian is a prophet facing backwards. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel quote: "Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit."
Wit is an explosion of the compound spirit. Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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