E. T. A. Hoffmann Quotes

"Think of the wonderful circles in which our whole being moves and from which we cannot escape no matter how we try. The circler circles in these circles."
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
(Related: Being)

"Not a single man on earth knows from his own experience the how and where of his birth, only from tradition, which is often very uncertain."
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
(Related: Experience, Earth, Man, Tradition)

"It is useless to contend with the irresistible power of Time, which goes on continually creating by a process of constant destruction."
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
(Related: Power, Time, Destruction)

"It is nearly always the most improbable things that really come to pass."
- E. T. A. Hoffmann

"Is it not in the most absolute simplicity that real genius plies its pinions the most wonderfully?"
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
(Related: Genius, Simplicity)

"Boys should not play with weapons more dangerous than they understand."
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
(Related: Boys, Play, Weapons)

"How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky."
- E. T. A. Hoffmann
(Related: Freedom, Humanity, Poor, Sky)