A Priest Is He Who Lives Solely

The German National Character Is A Favorite Subject Of Character Experts, Probably Because The Less Mature A Nation, The More She Is An Object Of Criticism And Not Of History.

Nothing Truly Convincing - Which Would Possess Thoroughness, Vigor, And Skill - Has Been Written Against The Ancients As Yet; Especially Not Against Their Poetry.

Every Form Of Life Is In Its Origin Not Natural, But Divine And Human; For It Must Spring From Love, Just As There Can Be No Reason Without Spirit.

In Many A Poetic Work, One Gets Here And There, Instead Of Representation Merely A Title Indicating That This Or That Was Supposedto Be Represented Here, That The Artist Has Been Prevented From Doing It And Most Humbly Asks To Be Kindly Excused.

Irony Is A Clear Consciousness Of An Eternal Agility, Of The Infinitely Abundant Chaos.