“The only Thought which Philosophy brings with it to the contemplation of History, is the simple conception of Reason; that Reason is the Sovereign of the World; that the history of the world, therefore, presents us with a rational process.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel“Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel“The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel“Truth in philosophy means that concept and external reality correspond.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel“We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel“Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel“The history of the world is none other than the progress of the consciousness of freedom.”
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel