Modern world Quote by René Guénon

“It sometimes so happens that people who imagine that they are fighting the devil, whatever their particular notion of the devil may be, are…

— René Guénon

“The quantitative degeneration of all things is closely linked to that of money, as is shown by the fact that nowadays the ‘worth’ of…

— René Guénon

“Those who might be tempted to give way to despair should realize that nothing accomplished in this order can ever be lost, that confusion,…

— René Guénon

“[...] Within the religious realm, the same can be said about that type of'apologetics' that claims to agree with the results of modern science-an…

— René Guénon

“[Modern scientific] theories can necessarily never be more than hypothetical, since their starting-point is wholly empirical, for facts in themselves are always susceptible of…

— René Guénon

The "end of a world" never is and never can be anything but the end of an illusion

— Rene Guenon

“This now leads us to elucidate more precisely the error of the idea that the majority should make the law, because, even though this…

— René Guénon

“Indeed, some of the problems commonly engaging the attention of philosophical thought appear to be deprived, not only of all importance, but of any…

— René Guénon

“It is doubtless true that the masses have always been led in one way or another, and it could be said that their part…

— René Guénon

“The men of today boast of the ever growing extent of the modifications they impose on the world, and the consequence is that everything…

— René Guénon

“Modern man, instead of attempting to raise himself to truth, seeks to drag truth down to his own level.”

— René Guénon

“What men call chance is simply their ignorance of causes; if the statement that something had happened by chance were to mean that it…

— René Guénon