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Only the descent into the hell of self-knowledge can pave the way to godliness.

Immanuel Kant

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.
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End Knowledge Ourselves Reason Understand
In every department of physical science there is only so much science, properly so-called, as there is mathematics.
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Mathematics Science
It is impossible to conceive anything at all in the world, or even out of it, which can be taken as good without qualification, except a good will.
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Goodness Impossible Philosophy Willing World
Have the courage to use your own reason- That is the motto of enlightenment.
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Courage Philosophy Reason Spiritual
Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!
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Courage Daring Intelligence
One who makes himself a worm cannot complain afterwards if people step on him.
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Himself Oneself People Worth
Nature is beautiful because it looks like Art; and Art can only be called beautiful if we are conscious of it as Art while yet it looks like Nature.
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Art Beautiful Nature
Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-incurred immaturity.
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Man Spiritual
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
Settle, for sure and universally, what conduct will promote the happiness of a rational being.
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Happiness Human
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
The great mass of people are worthy of our respect.
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Greatness People Respect Worth
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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Human Inspirational Love Man War
Things which as effects presuppose others as causes cannot be reciprocally at the same time causes of these.
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Reason Time
Have patience awhile; slanders are not long-lived. Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee.
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Children Patience Time Truth
To be is to do.
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Action Existence

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