The first glance at History convinces us that the actions of men proceed from their needs, their passions, their characters and talents; and impresses us with the belief that such needs, passions and interests are the sole spring of actions

Quote by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Topics: Action Quotes, History Quotes, Passion Quotes

World history is a court of judgment.

World history is a court of judgment.

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

(History) The progress of the consciousness of freedom

The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far...

The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far...

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than...

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than...

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.

Dialectics gives expression to a law which is felt in all grades of consciousness and...

Dialectics gives expression to a law which is felt in all grades of consciousness and...

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts...

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts...

The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of...

The Few assume to be the deputies, but they are often only the despoilers of...

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

Nothing great in the world has been accomplished without passion

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a...

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a...

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble; a rabble is created only...

Poverty in itself does not make men into a rabble; a rabble is created only...

Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not...

When liberty is mentioned, we must always be careful to observe whether it is not...

An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize...

An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize...

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

I'm not ugly, but my beauty is a total creation.

Education is the art of making man ethical.

Education is the art of making man ethical.