Novalis Quotes

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

Man has his being in truth--if he sacrifices truth he sacrifices himself. Whoever betrays truth betrays himself. It is not a question of lying--but of acting against one's conviction.

Genius in general is poetic. Where genius has been active it has been poetically active. The truly moral person is a poet.

Many books are longer than they seem. They have indeed no end. The boredom that they cause is truly absolute and infinite.