"In man (as the only rational creature on……" — Immanuel Kant
"In man (as the only rational creature on earth) those natural capacities which are directed to the use of his reason are to be fully developed only in the race, not in the individual."
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229 Quotes by Immanuel Kant
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I shall never forget my mother, for it was she who planted and nurtured the first seeds of good within…
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Prudence approaches, conscience accuses.
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The existence of the Bible, as a book for the people, is the greatest benefit which the human race has…
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Laws always lose in energy what the government gains in extent.
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Suicide is not abominable because God prohibits it; God prohibits it because it is abominable.
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...as soon as we examine suicide from the standpoint of religion we immediately see it in its true light. We…
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What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?
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All human knowledge thus begins with intuitions, proceeds thence to concepts, and ends with ideas.
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What are the aims which are at the same time duties? They are perfecting of ourselves, the happiness of others.
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Reason must approach nature with the view, indeed, of receiving information from it, not, however, in the character of a…
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Honesty is better than any policy.
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Man desired concord; but nature knows better what is good for his species; she desires discord. Man wants to live…
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The problem that has no name-which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full…
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Dreaming illustrates your hidden capacities and your unawakened ability.
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The Paleolithic hunters who painted the unsurpassed animal murals on the ceiling of the cave at Altamira had only rudimentary…
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Everyone has huge creative capacities. The challenge is to develop them. A culture of creativity has to involve everybody, not…
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Helping people to connect with their personal creative capacities is the surest way to release the best they have to…
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People unfit for freedom - who cannot do much with it - are hungry for power. The desire for freedom…
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