By a lie a man throws away and, as it were, annihilates his dignity as a man

Quote by Immanuel Kant

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A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself,...

A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself,...

All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions,...

All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions,...

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...

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be...

From such crooked wood as that which man is made of, nothing straight can be...

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

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

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...

It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge that begins with experience.

It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge that begins with experience.

Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we...

Morality is not the doctrine of how we may make ourselves happy, but how we...

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

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...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become...

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with...

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with...

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

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

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...

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics...

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics...

Fallacious and misleading arguments are most easily detected if set out in correct syllogistic form

Fallacious and misleading arguments are most easily detected if set out in correct syllogistic form

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics...

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics...

So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the...

So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the...

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...

We should be taught not to wait for inspiration to start a thing. Action always...

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.

In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed.