“And truly Philosophy is but sophisticated poetry. Whence do those ancient writers derive all their authority but from the poets?” PhilosophyPoetryPoetAuthorityPhilosophicalAncientSophisticated Book:The Essays Source: The Essays
“Poetry contains philosophy as the soul contains reason.” SoulReasonPhilosophyPoetryPoetPhilosophical Author:Victor Hugo
“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.” ShouldArtPhilosophyWholePoetryUnitedModernPoetPhilosophicalPoetry IsCommentaryModern Poetry Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“Without poetry, religion becomes obscure, false, and malignant; without philosophy, licentious in all wantonness, and lascivious to the point of self-castration.” SelfPhilosophyPoetryReligionPoetPhilosophicalObscureCastration Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“The life and vigor of poetry consists of the fact that it steps out of itself, tears out a section of religion, then withdraws into itself to assimilate it. The same is true of philosophy.” PhilosophyFactsPoetryStepsTearsPoetSectionsVigor Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“If one believes philosophers, then what we call religion is only a deliberately popularized or an instinctively artless philosophy. Poets seem to consider religion rather as a variation of poetry which by misjudging its proper beautiful game takes itself too seriously and one-sidedly. Philosophy, however, admits and recognizes that it can begin and complete itself only with religion. Poetry seeks only to strive for the infinite and despises worldly utility and culture, which are the true antitheses of religion. Eternal peace among artists is thus not far away.” IfsBelievePhilosophySeemsBeautifulPoetryArtistReligionCultureGamesPoetEternalPhilosophicalInfiniteStrivePhilosopherDespiseFar AwayWorldlyUtilityVariationAntithesisEternal Peace Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“Poetry and philosophy are, according to how you take them, different spheres, different forms, or factors of religion. Try to really combine both, and you will have nothing but religion.” TryingDifferentPhilosophyFormPoetryReligionPoetPhilosophicalFactorsSpheres Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“Where philosophy ends, poetry must commence. There should not be a common point of view, a natural manner of thinking which standsin contrast to art and liberal education, or mere living; that is, one should not conceive of a realm of crudeness beyond the boundaries of education. Every conscious link of an organism should not perceive its limits without a feeling for its unity in relation to the whole. For example, philosophy should not only be contrasted to non-philosophy, but also to poetry.” ThinkingShouldArtEndsPhilosophyWholeFeelingsPoetryNaturalViewsCommonExamplePoetLimitsConsciousRelationPhilosophicalUnityMerePoint Of ViewBoundariesPerceiveRealmsLinksContrastOrganismsLiberal Education Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“You wanted to destroy philosophy and poetry in order to make room for religion and morality which you misunderstood: but you wereable to destroy only yourself.” PhilosophyWantedPoetryReligionOrderRoomsMoralityMisunderstood Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“There is an Arabic writer who wrote philosophy and poetry and who brought all religions and all the world together.” WorldPhilosophyTogetherPoetry Author:Salma Hayek