I have therefore found it necessary to deny knowledge, in order to make room for faith.
IMMANUEL KANTFrom such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
More Immanuel Kant Quotes
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In all judgements by which we describe anything as beautiful, we allow no one to be of another opinion.
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War seems to be ingrained in human nature, and even to be regarded as something noble to which man is inspired by his love of honor, without selfish motives.
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Prudence reproaches; conscience accuses.
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From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be fashioned.
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Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.
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There is something splendid about innocence; but what is bad about it, in turn, is that it cannot protect itself very well and is easily seduced.
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The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to become a human being.
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Without man and his potential for moral progress, the whole of reality would be a mere wilderness, a thing in vain, and have no final purpose.
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The great mass of people are worthy of our respect.
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Never wish to see a just cause defended with unjust means.
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Morality is not properly the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we may make ourselves worthy of happiness.
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Beauty presents an indeterminate concept of Understanding, the sublime an indeterminate concept of Reason.
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Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.
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Freedom, is a property of all rational beings.
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Woman wants control, man self-control.
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