But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience.

Quote by Immanuel Kant

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Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful...

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful...

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three...

All the interests of my reason, speculative as well as practical, combine in the three...

By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.

By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

No-one can compel me to be happy in accordance with his conception of the welfare...

No-one can compel me to be happy in accordance with his conception of the welfare...

The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know...

The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know...

Intuition and concepts constitute... the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without...

Intuition and concepts constitute... the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without...

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it...

The question is not so much whether there is life on Mars as whether it...

Reason does not work instinctively, but requires trial, practice, and instruction in order to gradually...

Reason does not work instinctively, but requires trial, practice, and instruction in order to gradually...

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is...

Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is...

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

That Logic has advanced in this sure course, even from the earliest times, is apparent...

That Logic has advanced in this sure course, even from the earliest times, is apparent...

Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild

Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We...

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We...

What are the aims which are at the same time duties? They are perfecting of...

What are the aims which are at the same time duties? They are perfecting of...

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.

Nothing is static. Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart. Since fight club, I can...

Nothing is static. Even the Mona Lisa is falling apart. Since fight club, I can...

Appreciation is like looking through a wide-angle lens that lets you see the entire forest,...

Appreciation is like looking through a wide-angle lens that lets you see the entire forest,...