“Philosophy … bears witness to the deepest love of reflection, to absolute delight in wisdom.”
Novalis (1772–1801) German poet and writer
“Logological Fragments,” Philosophical Writings, M. Stolijar, trans. (Albany: 1997) #12
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.”
Source: Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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http://books.google.com/books?id=W2k6AAAAcAAJ&q=%22Musik+h%C3%B6here+Offenbarung+ist+als+alle+Weisheit+und+Philosophie%22&pg=PA193#v=onepage
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Variant: Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.
