Novalis vs. Joseph Joubert

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Novalis

Novalis

1772 – 1801

Literature
Electorate of Saxony
Romanticism

Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg, pen name Novalis, was a German aristocrat and polymath, who was a poet, novelist, philosopher and mystic. He is regarded as an influential figure of Jena Romanticism.

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"Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason."

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Joseph Joubert

Joseph Joubert

1754 – 1824

Literature
France

Joseph Joubert was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely for his Pensées (Thoughts), which were published posthumously.

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"To speak with his imagination, but to think with his reason."

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Connections

Joseph Joubert was influenced by Novalis
Shared era: 1772 – 1801