I recently began exploring the works of Georg Philipp Friedrich von Hardenberg, who is better -- and more mercifully -- known by his pen name, Novalis.
By exploring I mean dipping into and sampling, which is something I tend to do with poetry and philosophy. The initial sampling/dipping phase helps me determine if I should commit to reading and studying the author more thoroughly.
Novalis passed the sampling "test" rather quickly with this short, unnumbered fragment:
Love works magic.
It is the final purpose
of world history,
The Amen of the universe.
Original:
Die Liebe wirkt magisch.
Sie ist der Endzweck
der Weltgeschichte,
das Amen des Universums.
By exploring I mean dipping into and sampling, which is something I tend to do with poetry and philosophy. The initial sampling/dipping phase helps me determine if I should commit to reading and studying the author more thoroughly.
Novalis passed the sampling "test" rather quickly with this short, unnumbered fragment:
Love works magic.
It is the final purpose
of world history,
The Amen of the universe.
Original:
Die Liebe wirkt magisch.
Sie ist der Endzweck
der Weltgeschichte,
das Amen des Universums.
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