Ours is an age of criticism, to which everything must be subjected. The sacredness of religion, and the authority of legislation, are by many regarded as grounds for exemption from the examination by this tribunal, But, if they are exempted,…

Quote by Immanuel Kant

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Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole...

Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole...

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...

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

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

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

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than...

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than...

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead...

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead...