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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.

Immanuel Kant

Man desires concord; but nature know better what is good for his species; she desires discord.
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God Goodness Herself Man Nature
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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Bad Philosophy Protection Weakness
Freedom, is a property of all rational beings.
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Freedom Human Right
I have therefore found it necessary to deny knowledge, in order to make room for faith.
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Faith Knowledge Myself Necessary
Settle, for sure and universally, what conduct will promote the happiness of a rational being.
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Happiness Human
One who makes himself a worm cannot complain afterwards if people step on him.
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Himself Oneself People Worth
Freedom is the opposite of necessity.
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Freedom Necessary
But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience.
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Beginning Experience Knowledge
The main point of enlightenment is man’s release from his self-caused immaturity, primarily in matters of religion.
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Freedom Man Release Religion
If justice perishes, then it is no longer worthwhile for men to live upon the earth.
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Justice Live Man Worth
Things which as effects presuppose others as causes cannot be reciprocally at the same time causes of these.
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Reason Time
We can never, even by the strictest examination, get completely behind the secret springs of action.
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Action Secret Spring
From the crooked timber of humanity, a straight board cannot be hewn.
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Humanity Moral
Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.
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Humanity Philosophy
Dare to think!
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Daring Thinking
I had to deny knowledge in order to make room for faith.
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Faith Knowledge Myself

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