Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Philosopher, Idealist German 1770 – 1831

German idealist philosopher who influenced both left and right.

383 quotes

"Perseverance is the refusal to accept the given as final."
Perseverance
"Gratitude binds us to the sources of our being."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the power to bring forth what has not yet been."
Creativity
"Justice requires understanding all perspectives within a unified whole."
Justice
"Patience is wisdom recognizing that all things mature in time."
Patience
"Kindness flows naturally from the understanding that all are united."
Kindness
"Strength is the capacity to embrace contradiction without dissolution."
Strength
"Fear is the confrontation with the limit of one's being."
Fear
"Power rightly understood is the capacity to be what one truly is."
Power
"Money is the measure of worth in the social world."
Money
"Health of mind requires the integration of all one's capacities."
Health
"Adventure is the soul reaching beyond itself."
Adventure
"Imagination bridges the gap between the real and the ideal."
Imagination
"Technology extends human will into the material world."
Technology
"History is the story of freedom becoming conscious of itself."
History
"Philosophy is the comprehension of reality as a rational whole."
Philosophy
"Literature captures what analysis cannot express."
Literature
"Politics is ethics made concrete in institutions."
Politics
"War reveals the depths of human passion and historical necessity."
War
"Motivation is the alignment of desire with duty."
Motivation
"Inspiration is the sudden recognition of universal truth."
Inspiration
"Relationships mirror the development of consciousness itself."
Relationships
"Solitude is the laboratory of the spirit."
Solitude