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It is not God’s will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) German philosopher
(Attributed)

Concepts without perceptions are empty; perceptions without concepts are blind.

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) German philosopher
(Attributed)

Every man is to be respected as an absolute end in himself; and it is a crime against the dignity that belongs to him to use him as a mere means to some external purpose.

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) German philosopher
Eternal Peace (1795)

There is, therefore, only one categorical imperative. It is: Act only according to that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.

Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) German philosopher
Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Sec. 2 (1785)
trans. Lewis W. Beck (1969) Alternate translations:

1. I ought never to act except in such a way that I could also will that my maxim should become a universal law.
2. Act only on that maxim which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.
3. Act as if the maxim of thy action were to become by thy will a universal law of nature.
4. So act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
5. May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.
6. Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.
7. Do not feel forced to act, as you're only willing to act according to your own universal laws. And that's good. For only willful acts are universal. And that's your maxim.