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

Quote by Immanuel Kant

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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...

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

Happiness is not an ideal of reason but of imagination

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...

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...

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness.

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.

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...

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 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...

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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,...

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...

It appears to me that in Ethics, as in all other philosophical studies, the difficulties...

It appears to me that in Ethics, as in all other philosophical studies, the difficulties...

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

While law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilized way of...

While law is supposed to be a device to serve society, a civilized way of...

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to...

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to...