The Meanest Authors Have At Least This

Set Religion Free, And A New Humanity Will Begin.

As Long As The Artist Invents And Is Inspired, He Remains In A Constrained State Of Mind, At Least For The Purpose Of Communication. He Then Wants To Say Everything, Which Is The Wrong Tendency Of Young Geniuses Or The Right Prejudice Of Old Bunglers. Thus, He Fails To Recognize The Value And Dignity Of Self-restraint, Which Is Indeed For Both The Artist And The Man The First And The Last, The Most Necessary And The Highest Goal.

Religion Must Completely Encircle The Spirit Of Ethical Man Like His Element, And This Luminous Chaos Of Divine Thoughts And Feelings Is Called Enthusiasm.

There Are Writers In Germany Who Drink The Absolute Like Water; And There Are Books In Which Even The Dogs Make References To The Infinite.

Poetry Can Be Criticized Only Through Poetry. A Critique Which Itself Is Not A Work Of Art, Either In Content As Representation Of The Necessary Impression In The Process Of Creation, Or Through Its Beautiful Form And In Its Liberal Tone In The Spirit Of The Old Roman Satire, Has No Right Of Citizenship In The Realm Of Art.