A philosophy without heart and a faith without intellect are abstractions from the true life of knowledge and faith. The man whom philosophy leaves cold, and the man whom real faith does not illuminate, may be assured that the fault lies in them, not in knowledge and faith. The former is still an alien to philosophy, the latter an alien to faith.
Georg Hegel (1770-1831) German philosopher
Enzyklopaedie der philosophischen Wissenschaften [Encyclopedia of Philosophical Sciences] (1816)
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Hegel, Georg
It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in providence, than to see their real import or value.
Impatience asks for the impossible, wants to reach the goal without the means of getting there. The length of the journey has to be borne with, for every moment is necessary ….
Georg Hegel (1770-1831) German philosopher
Phänomenologie des Geistes [The Phenomenology of the Spirit] (1807)
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What experience and history teach is this — that peoples and governments never have learned anything from history, or acted on the principles deduced from it.
Georg Hegel (1770-1831) German philosopher
Philosophy of History, Introduction (2.2) (1832) [tr. Sibree (1900)]
Not curiosity, not vanity, not the consideration of expediency, not duty and conscientiousness, but an unquenchable, unhappy thirst that brooks no compromise leads us to truth.
Georg Hegel (1770-1831) German philosopher
Stammbuch
When liberty is mentioned, we must observe whether it is not really the assertion of private interests which is thereby designated.
Georg Hegel (1770-1831) German philosopher
The Philosophy of History Sec. 3, ch. 2 (1821-1831)
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