"Was die Menschen unter den andern Bildungen der Erde, das sind die Künstler unter den Menschen."
— Friedrich Schlegel

January 1, 1970

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What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men. — “Selected Ideas (1799-1800)”, Dialogue on Poetry and Literary Aphorisms, Ernst Behler and Roman Struc, trans. (Pennsylvania University Press:1968) # 43