Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it.

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come...

Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come...

Dialectics gives expression to a law which is felt in all grades of consciousness and...

Dialectics gives expression to a law which is felt in all grades of consciousness and...

An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize...

An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize...

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in...

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in...

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than...

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than...

The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far...

The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far...

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

World history is a court of judgment.

World history is a court of judgment.

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a...

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a...

We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just...

We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just...

What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything...

What experience and history teaches us is that people and governments have never learned anything...

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of...

The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of...

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their...

The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their...

As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch...

As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch...

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

You can't be neutral on a moving train.

Mediocrity inspires neither great love nor hate.

Mediocrity inspires neither great love nor hate.