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Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt Quotes

Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quotes

June 22, 1767 – April 8, 1835

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As soon as one stops searching for knowledge, or if one imagines that it need not be creatively sought in the depths of the human spirit but can be assembled extensively by collecting and classifying facts, everything is irrevocably and forever lost. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "Faith can be interested in results only, for a truth once..."
Faith can be interested in results only, for a truth once recognized as such puts an end to the believer's thinking. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
If we glance at the most important revolutions in history, we see at once that the greatest number of these originated in the periodical revolutions on the human mind. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "How a person masters his fate is more important than what his..."
How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "Results are nothing; the energies which produce them and which..."
Results are nothing; the energies which produce them and which again spring from them are everything. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of..."
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "All growth toward perfection is but a returning to original..."
All growth toward perfection is but a returning to original existence. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
If something possesses no capacity for activity whatever, it is nothing; it may be wholly penetrated, but it cannot be touched. Therefore passivity and reaction are everywhere equal. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than..."
It is usually more important how a man meets his fate than what it is. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "Language makes infinite use of finite media."
Language makes infinite use of finite media. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt quote: "All situations in which the interrelationships between..."
All situations in which the interrelationships between extremes are involved are the most interesting and instructive. Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt

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