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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Quote of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel - The enlightenment of understanding makes man...


Biography - Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel:

German philosopher.
Born: 1770 - Died: 1831
Period:
19th century
18th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

The enlightenment of understanding makes man smarter, but not better.



Translation

Translation

(German, French)



German
Die Aufklärung des Verstands macht zwar klüger, aber nicht besser.

French
L'éveil de l'entendement rend l'homme plus intelligent, mais ne le rend pas meilleur.




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The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

The improvement of understanding is for two ends: first, our own increase of knowledge secondly, to enable us to deliver that knowledge to others.

Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.

Intelligence has value only in the service of love.




Quotes for: intelligence


Quotes

Quotes about intelligence:


Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our mind by means of our language.





To be able to discern what is true as true and what is false as false — this is the mark and character of intelligence.





What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.





Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.





Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.





The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.











Quotes for: Prudence


Quotes

Quotes for: Prudence


The coward calls himself cautious, the miser thrifty.





When in doubt, follow the suit of the wise and prudent.





Silence is the sanctuary of prudence.





There are hurricanes in human affairs, tempests of passion, when it is wise to retire to a harbor and ride it out at anchor. Remedies often make diseases worse.





The cautious seldom err.





A wise and prudent king knows how to make use of even the least of his subjects.











Quotes

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel also said...


What experience and history teach is this — that people and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on principles deduced from it.





The Owl of Minerva begins her flight only at the coming of twilight.





The courage of Truth, the belief in the power of the spirit, is the first condition of philosophical study.





...that this fear of erring is really the error itself.





Among the special duties to others, the first is Truthfulness in speech and action.





Nothing great has ever been accomplished without passion.












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