Novalis Art Quotations

Morality must be the heart of our existence, if it is to be what it wants to be for us. ... The highest form of philosophy is ethics. Thus all philosophy begins with "I am." The highest statement of cognition must be an expression of that fact which is the means and ground for all cognition, namely, the goal of the I.

The art of writing books is not yet invented. But it is at the point of being invented. Fragments of this nature are literary seeds. There may be many an infertile grain among them: nevertheless, if only some come up!

The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.

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

Building worlds is not enough for the deeper urging mind; but a loving heart sates the striving spirit.

A complete need should not exist... love, life in common with loved ones?

In a work of art, chaos must shimmer through the veil of order.

We are on a mission: we are called to the cultivation of the earth .

Only an artist can interpret the meaning of life.

Every stage of education begins with childhood. That is why the most educated person on earth so much resembles a child.