Friedrich Von

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    The normal present connects the past and the future through limitation. Contiguity results, crystallization by means of solidification. There also exists, however, a spiritual present that identifies past and future through dissolution, and this mixture is the element, the atmosphere of the poet.
    Novalis [Friedrich Von Hardenberg] (1772–1801)

    The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal.
    —Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)

    Talent is formed in solitude,
    Character in the bustle of the world.
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)