The heart’s waves would not foam so splendidly or rise so high as soaring spirit were it not that destiny, the mute old rock, obstructs their course - Friedrich Hölderlin

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The heart’s waves would not foam so
splendidly or rise so high as soaring spirit
were it not that destiny, the mute old
rock, obstructs their course

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About Friedrich Hölderlin

Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (20 March 1770 – 6 June 1843) was a major German lyric poet, whose work bridges the Classical and Romantic schools.

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Also Known As

Native Name: Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin
Alternative Names: Frederich Holderlin
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Alles prüfe der Mensch,
dass er Danken für alles lernt
und verstehe die Freiheit,
aufzubrechen, wohin er will.

Ser uno con todo, ésa es la vida de la divinidad, ése es el cielo del hombre.
Ser uno con todo lo viviente, volver, en un feliz olvido de sí mismo, al todo de la naturaleza, ésta es la cima de los pensamientos y alegrías, ésta es la sagrada cumbre de la montaña, el lugar del reposo eterno donde el mediodía pierde su calor sofocante y el trueno su voz, y el hirviente mar se asemeja a los trigales ondulantes.”

Fragmento de: Friedrich Hölderlin. “Hiperión o el eremita en Grecia”. Apple Books.

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