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Ernest Renan quotes

French Philosopher February 28, 1823 – October 12, 1892

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You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect. Ernest Renan
What is human life? Is it not a maimed happiness—care and weariness, weariness and care, with the baseless expectation...of a brighter tomorrow? Ernest Renan
No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life."
I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "When people complain of life, it is almost always because they..."
When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which..."
The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "Communism is in conflict with human nature."
Communism is in conflict with human nature. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "Let us remember that sorrow alone is the creator of great things."
Let us remember that sorrow alone is the creator of great things. Ernest Renan
To conceive the good, in fact, is not sufficient; it must be made to succeed among men. To accomplish this less pure paths must be followed. Ernest Renan
Jealousy is the foundation of equality, but not of liberty ; putting man constantly on his guard against the encroachments of his neighbors. It prevents affability between different classes. There is no society without affection, without tradition, without respect, without mutual amenity. Ernest Renan
He whom God has touched will always be a being apart: he is, whatever he may do, a stranger among men; he is marked by a sign. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death."
The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "God, if there is a God, take my soul, if I have a soul."
God, if there is a God, take my soul, if I have a soul. Ernest Renan
As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost. Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan quote: "Blessed are the blind, for they know not enough to ask why."
Blessed are the blind, for they know not enough to ask why. Ernest Renan

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