Tonio Kröger Quotes

“Whoever loves the more is at a disadvantage and must suffer”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Mere knowledge of human psychology would in itself infallibly make us despondent if we were not cheered and kept alert by the satisfaction of expressing it.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“He undressed, lay down, put out the light. Two names he whispered into his pillow, the few chaste northern syllables that meant for him his true and native way of love, of longing and happiness; that meant to him life and home, meant simple and heartfelt feeling. He looked back on the years that had passed. He thought of the dreamy adventures of the senses, nerves, and mind in which he had been involved; saw himself eaten up with intellect and introspection, ravaged and paralysed by insight, half worn out by the fevers and frosts of creation, helpless and in anguish of conscience between two extremes, flung to and fro between austerity and lust; raffiné, impoverished, exhausted by frigid and artificially heightened ecstasies; erring, forsaken, martyred, and ill -- and sobbed with nostalgia and remorse.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“He worked, not like a man who works that he may live; but as one who is bent on doing nothing but work; having no regard for himself as a human being but only as a creator; moving about grey and unobtrusive among his fellows like an actor without his make-up, who counts for nothing as soon as he stops representing something else.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“What they, in their innocence, cannot comprehend is that a properly constituted, healthy, decent man never writes, acts, or composes.”
― Thomas Mann , Tonio Kröger

“Ako vam je suviše stalo do onoga što imate kazati, ako vam je ono suviše priraslo srcu, možete biti sigurni, da ćete doživeti potpuni neuspeh. Postat ćete patetični, postati ćete sentimentalni, pod vašim rukama nastaće nešto nezgrapno, nespretno, neozbiljno, neobuzdano, bez ironije, neslano, dosadno, banalno a kraj priče biće: samo ravnodušnost u ljudi, samo razočaranje i jad u vama.
Jer tako vam je to , Lizaveto: Osećaj, topli, srdačni osećaj uvek je banalan i neupotrebljiv a umetnička je samo razdraženost i hladna ekstaza našeg pokvarenog, našeg artističkog živčanog sistema”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Čudno je to. Kad čoveka obuzme neka misao, onda je nalazi svuda, čak je i miriše u vetru.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Sì: vi sono alcuni che necessariamente smarriscono la strada, poiché per loro non esiste una strada giusta.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“C’è nostalgia, dentro, e malinconica invidia, appena un po’ di disprezzo e una grande, casta felicità.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Vuole credere lei che sarei orgoglioso e felice di possedere un amico tra gli uomini? Ma fino ad ora ho avuto amici solo tra demoni, farfarelli, mostri oscuri e fantasmi afasiaci, vale a dire: tra letterati.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Ako je lutao, bilo je to zato, što za neke ljude uopšte nema pravog puta.
Kad bi ga pitali, šta zapravo kani postati, davao bi različite odgovore, jer je običavao reći ( a bio je to već i napisao), da nosi u sebi mogućnosti za hiljadu načina života, zajedno s potajnom svesti, da su to zapravo same nemogućnosti.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Non lavorava come chi lavora per vivere, ma come qualcuno che non abbia altro scopo che lavorare, giudicandosi zero come uomo vivente e desiderando essere considerato solo in quanto artefice, che per il resto se ne va in giro modesto e insignificante, come un attore senza trucco, che non è nulla finchè non ha nulla da interpretare. Lavorava silenzioso, appartato, invisibile e pieno di disprezzo per quei mediocri che consideravano il genio un ornamento mondano e, poveri o ricchi che fossero, andavano in giro arruffati e cenciosi, o ricercavano il lusso con eccentriche cravatte, e insomma erano convinti di menare una vita insuperabilmente felice, affascinante e artistica; senza sapere che le opere di valore nascono solo sotto il premere di una vita cattiva, che colui che vive non lavora e che, per essere perfetti creatori, bisogna essere morti.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Io sto tra due mondi, di cui nessuno e' il mio, e per questo la mia vita e' un po' difficile.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Yet he received this love with joy, surrendered himself to it, and cherished it with all the strength of his being; for he knew that love made one vital and rich, and he longed to be vital and rich, far more than he did to work tranquilly on anything to give it permanent form.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“To feel stirring within you the wonderful and melancholy play of strange forces and to be aware that those others you yearn for are blithely inaccessible to all that moves you―what a pain is this! And yet! He stood there aloof and alone, staring hopelessly at a drawn blind and making, in his distraction, as though he could look out. But yet he was happy. For he lived. His heart was full...”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“He looked at her, and remembered a line of poetry, a line he had long forgotten and which was nevertheless so close to his mind and heart: 'I long to sleep, to sleep, but you must dance.' He knew so well the melancholy northern mood it expressed, awkward and half-articulate and heartfelt. To sleep... To long to be able to live simply for one's feelings alone, to rest idly in sweet self-sufficient emotion, uncompelled to translate it into activity, unconstrained to dance - and to have to dance nonetheless, to have to be alert and nimble and perform the difficult, difficult and perilous sword-dance of art, and never to be able quite to forget the humiliating paradox of having to dance when one's heart is heavy with love...”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“ბედნიერება იმაში კი არ არის, რომ უყვარდეთ; ეს გაძლევს მხოლოდ კმაყოფილების გრძნობას. იყო ბედნიერი - ნიშნავს გიყვარდეს, დაიჭირო წარმავალი, შესაძლოა მაცდური წამიერი გაელვებები, შენი სიყვარულის ობიექტის სიახლოვეს”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Ricominciar da capo? Ma non servirebbe a nulla. Sarebbe di nuovo così, tutto accadrebbe di nuovo come è già accaduto. Poiché alcuni non possono che smarrire il cammino, in quanto per essi una strada giusta proprio non esiste.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Denn das Glück, sagte er sich, ist nicht, geliebt zu werden; das ist eine mit Ekel gemischte Genugtuung für die Eitelkeit. Das Glück ist, zu lieben und vielleicht kleine, trügerische Annäherungen an den geliebten Gegenstand zu erhaschen”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger (German)

“Warum bin ich doch so sonderlich und in Widerstreit mit allem, zerfallen mit den Lehrern und fremd unter den anderen Jungen? Siehe sie an, die guten Schüler und die von solider Mittelmäßigkeit. Sie finden die Lehrer nicht komisch, sie machen keine Verse und denken nur Dinge, die man eben denkt und die man laut aussprechen kann. Wie ordentlich und einverstanden mit allem und jedermann sie sich fühlen müssen! Das muß gut sein…”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger (German)

“Wer am meisten liebt, ist der Unterlegene und muß leiden, –”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger (German)

“... tărâmul nostalgiei noastre este normalul, decentul si amabilul, viața, în banalitatea ei ademenitoare. E departe de a fi artist, draga mea, cel pentru care mobilurile ultime și cele mai profunde ale exaltării sunt rafinamentul, excentricul și satanicul, cel care nu cunoaște dorul după ceea ce e nevinovat, simplu și viu, după puțină prietenie, dăruire, intimitate și fericire omenească - dorul tainic și mistuitor, Lizaveta, după toate desfătările pe care ți le oferă cele obișnuite!...”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Recommencer depuis le commencement ? Mais cela ne servirait de rien. Ce serait de nouveau pareil - tout ce qui est arrivé arriverait encore. Car certains être s'égarent nécessairement parce qu'il n'y a pas pour eux de vrai chemin.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“On travaille mal au printemps, bien sûr, et pourquoi ? parce que l'on sent. Et parce qu'il faut être un imbécile pour croire que celui qui crée a le droit de sentir. Tout artiste véritable sourit de cette erreur de naïf et d'incapable; il sourit mélancoliquement peut-être, mais il sourit. Car ce que vous exprimez ne doit jamais être pour vous l'essentiel, mais seulement la matière indifférente en soi, dont il s'agit de composer, sans passion, en la dominant et comme en se jouant, une image esthétique. Si vous tenez trop à ce que vous avez à dire, si votre cœur bat trop vite pour votre sujet, vous pourrez être sûr d'un fiasco complet. Vous serez pathétique, vous serez sentimental, vous produirez une œuvre lourde, gauche, austère, dénuée de maîtrise, d'ironie et de sel, ennuyeuse, et le résultat final sera l'indifférence chez le public, et pour vous la déception et le chagrin.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Il travaillait en silence, enfermé chez lui, invisible et plein de mépris pour les petits écrivains dont le talent n'était qu'une parure de société et qui, riches ou pauvres, circulaient, sauvages et débraillés, ou bien exhibaient des cravates recherchées, croyaient être heureux, charmants et artistiques au plus haut point, et ignoraient que les œuvres bonnes ne naissent que sous la pression d'une vie mauvaise, que celui qui vit ne travaille pas, et qu'il faut être mort pour être tout à fait créateur.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Was ik jullie vergeten? vroeg hij. Nee, nooit! Niet jou, Hans, noch jou, blonde Inge! Jullie waren het immers voor wie ik werkte, en als ik applaus hoorde keek ik heimelijk rond of jullie eraan meededen... Heb je nu Don Carlos gelezen, Hans Hansen, wat je me bij jullie tuinhek beloofde? Doe het niet! Ik verlang het niet meer van je. Wat gaat jou die koning nu aan die huilt omdat hij eenzaam is? Je moet je heldere ogen niet dof en bijziend maken van het turen op gedichten en melancholie... Te zijn als jij! Nog één keer opnieuw beginnen, opgroeien zoals jij, rechtschapen, vrolijk en eenvoudig, rechtlijnig, ordelijk en in harmonie met God en de wereld, geliefd zijn bij de onschuldigen en gelukkigen, (...) - verlost van de vloek van het weten en de kwelling van de scheppingsdrang leven, liefhebben en lofprijzen in zalige alledaagsheid!... Opnieuw beginnen? Dat zou niet helpen. Het zou net zo gaan - alles zou net zo gaan als het nu gegaan is. Want sommigen moeten wel dwaalwegen inslaan, omdat er voor hen helemaal geen rechte weg bestaat.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Y, aunque sabía muy bien que el amor le tenía que aportar muchos sufrimientos, torturas y humillaciones y que, además, le robaba la paz y colmaba su corazón de melodías, sin poder hallar el sosiego necesario para dar forma definitiva a nada y forjar proyectos con tranquilidad, sin embargo, acogió el amor con alegría, se entregó enteramente a él y lo fomentó con todas las fibras de su corazón, pues sabía que lo enriquecía y vivificaba, y él anhelaba ser rico y estar lleno de vida en vez de tener tranquilidad para forjarse proyectos.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“... sentia a distância que o separava dela, pois seu modo de falar não era o dela. E mesmo assim era feliz, pois a felicidade, dizia para si mesmo, não é ser amado; isto é uma satisfação misturada com asco para a vaidade. A felicidade é amar e talvez colher pequenas aproximações ilusórias da pessoa amada.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“A felicidade é amar e talvez colher pequenas aproximações ilusórias da pessoa amada.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger

“Chi più ama è il più debole e deve soffrire.”
― Thomas Mann, Tonio Kröger