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Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wherever the citizen...
Wherever the citizen becomes indifferent to his fellows, so will the husband be to his wife, and the father of a...
True enjoyment comes...
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever...
I am more...
I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of...
Possession, it is...
Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm...
If it were...
If it were possible to make an accurate calculation of the evils which police regulations occasion, and of those which...
However great an...
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is...
If we glance...
If we glance at the most important revolutions in history, we see at once that the greatest number of these originated...
Coercion may prevent...
Coercion may prevent many transgressions; but it robs even actions which are legal of a part of their beauty. Freedom...
Providence certainly does...
Providence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and...
The government is...
The government is best which makes itself unnecessary.
Source: In