“The oblivion, and I'll say even the historical error, are a key factor in the creation of a nation, to the extent that the progress of historical studies is often a danger to nationality.”
Ernest Renan“The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.”
Ernest Renan“In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.”
Ernest Renan“The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.”
Ernest Renan“Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.”
Ernest Renan“Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.”
Ernest Renan“The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.”
Ernest Renan