"Judaism was not a religion but a law." — Moses Mendelssohn

"Judaism was not a religion but a law."

— Moses Mendelssohn

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21 Quotes by Moses Mendelssohn

Moses Mendelssohn has 21 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

For a game it is too serious, for seriousness too much of a game.
The analysis of concepts is for the understanding nothing more than what the magnifying glass is for sight
I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute…
You know how much I am inclined to explain all disputes among philosophical schools as merely verbal disputes or at…
A God is thinkable, therefore a God is also actually present
I am, therefore there is a God.
We consider the beauty of nature and art with pleasure and satisfaction, without the slightest movement of desire. Instead, it…
The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence
My religion recognizes no obligation to resolve doubt other than through rational means; and it commands no mere faith in…
Consciousness of myself, combined with complete ignorance of everything that does not fall within my sphere of thinking, is the…
Judaism boasts of no exclusive revelation of eternal truths that are indispensable to salvation, of no revealed religion in the…
Socrates didn't care to visit the theater, as a rule, except when the plays of Euripides (which some think, he…

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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