“Government, religion, property, books, are nothing but the scaffolding to build men. Earth holds up to her master no fruit like the finished man.”
Quote by Wilhelm von Humboldt
Author
Wilhelm von Humboldt
German philosopher, educator, and linguist, known as the 'Father of Educational Reform'. Wilhelm von Humboldt was born on June 22, 1767, and died on April 8, 1835. He had profound insights into education, language, and culture, which had a lasting impact on the world. more
You May Also Like
“Nobody can make anybody be someone he or she doesn't want to be.”
“The man who follows the crowd will never be followed by a crowd.”
“Speaking generally, men are ungrateful, fickle, hypocritical, fearful odanger and covetous ogain.”
“You must look into people, as well as at them.”
Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
“What a man is is the basis owhat he dreams and thinks, accepts and rejects, feels and perceives.”