"When we ... devote ourselves to the strict……" — Wilhelm von Humboldt
"When we ... devote ourselves to the strict and unsparing performance of duty, ihen happiness comes of itself."
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Wilhelm von Humboldt
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41 Quotes by Wilhelm von Humboldt
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I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet…
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Freedom is but the possibility of a various and indefinite activity; while government, or the exercise of dominion, is a…
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Government, religion, property, books, are nothing but the scaffolding to build men. Earth holds up to her master no fruit…
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It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is.
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How a person masters his or her fate is more important than what that fate is.
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War seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human nature; and it is not…
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If it were possible to make an accurate calculation of the evils which police regulations occasion, and of those which…
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Language makes infinite use of finite media.
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Absolutely nothing is so important for a nation's culture as its language.
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Man is more disposed to domination than freedom; and a structure of dominion not only gladdens the eye of the…
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If it were not somewhat fanciful to suppose that every human excellence is presented, as it were, in one kind…
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Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has…
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The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible;…
— Charles Babbage
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In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could…
— Dirk Benedict
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The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community…
— Mitch Albom
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I try to devote my afternoons to making music in my home studio, but it's a lot more fun hanging…
— David Byrne
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The average person puts only 25% of his energy and ability into his work. The world takes off its hat…
— Andrew Carnegie
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My suggestion to newspapers everywhere is to give the public a reason to read them again. So here's an idea:…
— Graydon Carter
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Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
— James Allen
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Humanity needs practical men, who get the most out of their work, and, without forgetting the general good, safeguard their…
— Marie Curie
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In life, we choose whether or not we want to be a winner or a loser. To be a winner,…
— John Patrick Boles
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All it takes is to pick up that one piece of trash you pass everyday on your way to work.…
— Shailene Woodley
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The internal processes of muscle growth are seriously complicated, people devote their lives to it, but the external processes that…
— Unknown Author
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If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue…
— Henry David Thoreau
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