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Full Idea
Musical relations seem to me to be actually the basic relations of nature.
Gist of Idea
The basic relations of nature are musical
Source
Novalis (Last Fragments [1800], 10)
Book Ref
Novalis: 'Philosophical Writings', ed/tr. Stoljar,M.M. [SUNY 1997], p.154
A Reaction
Novalis shows no signs of being a pythagorean, and then suddenly comes out with this. I suppose if you love music, this thought should float into your mind at regular intervals, because the power of music is so strong. Does he mean ratios?
| 19592 | The basic relations of nature are musical [Novalis] |
| 19593 | Persons are shaped by a life history; splendid persons are shaped by world history [Novalis] |
| 19594 | General statements about nature are not valid [Novalis] |
| 19595 | Nature is a whole, and its individual parts cannot be wholly understood [Novalis] |
| 19596 | The whole body is involved in the formation of thoughts [Novalis] |