Benjamin Constant

(1767–1830) Philosopher Switzerland

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Benjamin Constant was a philosopher from Switzerland, best known for Adolphe.

Quick Facts About Benjamin Constant

Born: October 25, 1767
Died: December 8, 1830
Nationality: Switzerland
Profession: Philosopher
Notable works: Adolphe
Spouse: Charlotte Constant de Rebecque (1769-1845)

About Benjamin Constant

Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss and French political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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Quotes by Benjamin Constant

There are things one does not say for a long time, but, once they are said, one never stops repeating them.

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Doe

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“Woe to the man who in the first moments of a love-affair does not believe that it will last forever! Woe to…

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Affair

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The people who, in order to enjoy the liberty which suites them, resort to the representative system, must exercise an active and…

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Active

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“There is indeed in the contemplation of beauty of any kind, something which detaches us from ourselves by making us feel that…

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Beauty

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The great question in life is the suffering we cause, and the most ingenious metaphysics do not justify the man who has…

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Broken

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Art for art's sake, with no purpose, for any purpose perverts art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own. (1804)

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Achieve

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“I detest that fatuity of mind which believes that what is explained is also excused; I hate that vanity which finds it…

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Pride

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“Nearly always, so as to live at peace with ourselves, we disguise our own impotence and weakness as calculation and policy; it…

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Calculations

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“Consoler of our misery, religion is at the same time the most natural of our emotions. Unknown to us, all our physical…

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Nature

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“We are such volatile creatures, we finally feel sentiments we feign”

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No duty, however, binds us to these so-called laws, whose corrupting influence menaces what is noblest in our being.

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Being free

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“How would you define the impression of a dark night, of an ancient forest, of the wind moaning through ruins or over…

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Dark night

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Every time government attempts to handle our affairs, it costs more and the results are worse than if we had handled them…

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Affair

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There is a bizarre notion according to which it is claimed that because men are corrupt, it is necessary to give certain…

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Bizarre

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“Le lingue straniere ringiovaniscono i pensieri.”

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“It is true that love is a feeling one places, whenever one feels the need of placing it, on the first object…

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Love

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