Both love of mankind, and respect for their rights are duties; the former however is only a conditional, the latter an unconditional, purely imperative duty, which he must be perfectly certain not to have transgressed who would give himself up to the secret emotions arising from benevolence.

Immanuel Kant

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Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something... by Immanuel Kant

Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for.

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If you punish a child for being naughty, and reward him for being good, he will do right merely for the sake of the reward; and when he goes out into the world and finds that goodness is not always rewarded, nor wickedness always punished, he will grow into a man who only thinks about how he may get on in the world, and does right or wrong according as he finds advantage to himself.

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Patience is the strength of the weak, impatience is the weakness... by Immanuel Kant

Patience is the strength of the weak, impatience is the weakness of the strong.

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

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

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Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.

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Enlightenment is man's leaving his self-caused immaturity. Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another. Such immaturity is self-caused if it is not caused by lack of intelligence, but by lack of determination and courage to use one's intelligence without being guided by another. Sapere Aude! Have the courage to use your own intelligence! is therefore the motto of the enlightenment.

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You only know me as you see me, not as I actually am by Immanuel Kant

You only know me as you see me, not as I actually am

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use... by Immanuel Kant

Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.

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But a lie is a lie, and in itself intrinsically evil, whether it... by Immanuel Kant

But a lie is a lie, and in itself intrinsically evil, whether it be told with good or bad intents.

Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his favorite q... by Immanuel Kant

Three things tell a man: his eyes, his friends and his favorite quotes

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Honesty is better than any policy. by Immanuel Kant

Honesty is better than any policy.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience... by Immanuel Kant

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

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We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. by Immanuel Kant

We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

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Do the right thing because it is right. by Immanuel Kant

Do the right thing because it is right.

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The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to... by Immanuel Kant

The greatest human quest is to know what one must do in order to become a human being.

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The only thing permanent is change. by Immanuel Kant

The only thing permanent is change.

It is never too late to become reasonable and wise. by Immanuel Kant

It is never too late to become reasonable and wise.

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THERE ARE TWO THINGS that don't have to mean anything, one is mus... by Immanuel Kant

THERE ARE TWO THINGS that don't have to mean anything, one is music and the other is laughter.

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A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the book... by Immanuel Kant

A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides.

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Maturity is having the courage to use one's own intelligence! by Immanuel Kant

Maturity is having the courage to use one's own intelligence!

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