Christian Morgenstern
Christian Morgenstern (May 6, 1871–March 31, 1914) was a German author and poet.
Morgenstern's poetry, much of which was inspired by English literary nonsense, is immensely popular, even though he enjoyed very little success during his lifetime. He made fun of scholasticism, e.g. literary criticism in "Drei Hasen", grammar in "Der Werwolf", narrow-mindedness in "Der Gaul", and symbolism in "Der Wasseresel". In "Scholastikerprobleme" he discussed how many angels could sit on a needle. Still many Germans know some of his poems and quotations by heart, e.g. the following line from "The Impossible Fact" ("Die unmögliche Tatsache", 1910):
For, he reasons pointedly / That which must not, can not be. (German: "Weil, so schließt er messerscharf / Nicht sein kann, was nicht sein darf.")
“A veces se ve algo cien, mil veces, antes de verlo de verdad por primera vez.”
“That which must not, can not be.”
“Nicht da ist man daheim, wo man seinen Wohnsitz hat, sondern wo man verstanden wird.”
“Home is not where you live but where they understand you.”
“Schön eigentlich alles, was man mit Liebe betrachtet. (Sebenarnya segalanya itu indah, selama manusia melihatnya dengan cinta).”