Immanuel Kant Quotes (12+)

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Jan 01, 1724 - Jan 01, 1804

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds.

The death of dogma is the birth of morality.

Rules for happiness: something to do, something to love, something to hope for.

Truth is the child of time; erelong she shall appear to vindicate thee.

Act only according to that maxim whereby you can... will that it should become a universal law.

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men.

We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.

Act in such a way that you treat humanity... always at the same time as an end.

Dare to know! Have the courage to use your own intelligence!

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

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Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) was a central figure in modern philosophy, who synthesized early modern rationalism and empiricism, setting the terms for much of 19th and 20th century philosophy.