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Quotes by Immanuel Kant

Born: 22nd April 1724, Died: 12th February 1804
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher
Welcome to our collection of quotes by Immanuel Kant, one of the most influential philosophers in the history of Western thought. Explore the profound ideas and profound wisdom of this esteemed thinker as we compile a curated selection of his most thought-provoking and illuminating quotes. Immerse yourself in Kant’s groundbreaking theories on ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology, and gain a deeper understanding of his contributions to philosophy. Join us on this intellectual journey as we delve into the mind of Immanuel Kant and discover the enduring relevance of his philosophies in today’s world.

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

In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so. Read Summary

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination. Read Summary

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

Ingratitude is the essence of vileness. Read Summary

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind. Read Summary

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief. Read Summary

Out of timber so crooked as that from which man is made nothing entirely straight can be carved. Read Summary

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason. Read Summary

Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law. Read Summary

To be is to do. Read Summary

By a lie, a man... annihilates his dignity as a man. Read Summary

It is beyond a doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience. Read Summary

Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them. Read Summary

But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience. Read Summary

Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.' Read Summary

Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world. Read Summary

It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably. Read Summary

May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law. Read Summary

Intuition and concepts constitute... the elements of all our knowledge, so that neither concepts without an intuition in some way corresponding to them, nor intuition without concepts, can yield knowledge. Read Summary