5 Quotes by Friedrich Von Schlegel

The historian is a prophet looking backwards.

An aphorism ought to be entirely isolated from the surrounding world like a little work of art and complete in itself like a hedgehog.

The historian is a prophet facing backwards.

A classical work of literature can never be completely understood. But those who are educated and educating themselves must always desire to learn more from it.

Qui augmente sa connaissance augmente son ignorance.