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Quote by Johann Gottlieb Fichte

“Nothing is more destructive of individual character than for a man to lose all faith in his own abilities for the prosecution of his work.”

Quote by Johann Gottlieb Fichte

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Johann Gottlieb Fichte
Johann Gottlieb Fichte

Johann Gottlieb Fichte was a German philosopher who is considered one of the founders of German classical philosophy. His ideas have had a profound impact on German philosophy and the entire Western philosophical tradition. He was born in May 1762 and died on January 27, 1814. more

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