In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.

Quote by Immanuel Kant

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

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

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing wonder and awe - the...

Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing wonder and awe - the...

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,...

If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.

If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

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

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

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.

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.

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,...

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

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

The death of dogma is the birth of morality.

The death of dogma is the birth of morality.

Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how...

Morality is not really the doctrine of how to make ourselves happy but of how...

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...

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

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

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.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument;...

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...

Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race...