“Man is a central creature between the animals, that is to say, the most perfect form, which unites the traits of all in the most complete epitome.” MenFormPerfectAnimalCreaturesTraitsEpitome Author:Johann Gottfried Herder
“The friend who holds up before me the mirror, conceals not my smallest faults, warns me kindly, reproves me affectionately, when I have not performed my duty, he is my friend, however little he may appear so. But if a man praises and lauds me, never reproves me, overlooks my faults, and forgives them before I have repented, he is my enemy, however much he may appear my friend.” IfsMenMayLittlesEnemyDutyMy FriendsPraiseMirrorsForgivingFaultsSmallest Author:Johann Gottfried Herder
“So says the most ancient book of the Earth; thus it is written on its leaves of marble, lime, sand, slate, and clay: ... that our Earth has fashioned itself, from its chaos of substances and powers, through the animating warmth of the creative spirit, to a peculiar and original whole, by a series of preparatory revolutions, till at last the crown of its creation, the exquisite and tender creature man, was enabled to appear.” MenBookWholeEarthLastsScienceSpiritCreativeWrittenCreationRevolutionEvolutionCreaturesOriginalsSeriesChaosAncientSubstanceSandWarmthPeculiarCrownsClayExquisiteMarbleGeologySlateLimesCreative Spirit Book:Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man Source: Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man
“Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others.” MenAsksKnowledgeWiseIgnoranceAshamedConfession Author:Johann Gottfried Herder
