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Plato's philosophy is a dignified preface to future religion.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
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Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Age: 57 †
Born: 1772
Born: January 1
Died: 1829
Died: January 11
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To disrespect the masses is moral to honor them, lawful.
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Wit as an instrument of revenge is as infamous as art is as a means of sensual titillation.
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Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.
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The whole history of modern poetry is a continuous commentary on the short text of philosophy: every art should become science, and every science should become art poetry and philosophy should be united.
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All artists are self-sacrificing human beings, and to become an artist is nothing but to devote oneself to the subterranean gods.
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Combine the extremes, and you will have the true center.
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Reason is mechanical, wit chemical, and genius organic spirit.
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The highest good and solely useful is liberal education.
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Can we expect the redemption of the world from scholars? I doubt it. But the time has come for all artists to join together as a confederation in an eternal league.
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