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Man is lyrical, woman epic, marriage dramatic.
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Novalis
Age: 28 †
Born: 1772
Born: May 2
Died: 1801
Died: March 25
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Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg
Friedrich von Hardenberg
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Every disease is a musical problem. Its cure a musical solution. The more rapid and complete the solution, the greater the musical talent of the doctor.
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A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.
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The artist stands on the human being as a statue does on a pedestal.
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