Rudolf Steiner

Philosopher, Mystic Austrian 1861 – 1925

Founder of Anthroposophy; developed holistic spiritual philosophy.

391 quotes

"The task of the teacher is not to implant facts but to place the student in front of reality so that he sees."
Education
"Anthroposophy is a path of knowledge, to guide the spiritual in the human being to the spiritual in the universe."
Wisdom
"The highest revelation is that God is in every man."
Faith
"Thinking is not merely a tool of reason; it is the instrument of freedom."
Freedom
"True freedom consists only in being able to do what one ought to do."
Freedom
"Art is the response to the demand for entertainment, for the stimulation of our senses and imagination."
Art
"The human being is a threefold creature: thinking, feeling, and willing."
Philosophy
"Beauty is not something which can be taught or understood rationally."
Beauty
"In every man sleeps a prophet, and when he awakens there is a chance to change the world."
Inspiration
"Education should aim at liberating the young human being."
Education
"The creative human being is motivated by the need for achievement, for feeling that he or she is contributing something of lasting value."
Creativity
"Imagination is not something used only by artists. It is something we all possess."
Imagination
"Where there is reckless speech, there is no real listening, and where listening is absent, there is no love."
Love
"The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet."
Knowledge
"Patience is a force that moves the world."
Patience
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and spiritual well-being."
Health
"We should strive to welcome refutation of our opinions as an opportunity, rather than as a threat."
Wisdom
"The more we attempt to live in the world of images and pictures without checkinge these ideas in the world of realities, the more we become insane."
Truth
"Love is the bridge between you and everything."
Love
"One must have chaos within oneself to give birth to a dancing star."
Creativity
"The natural development of man is a journey inward."
Life
"In order to form an immaculate child, we must become immaculate ourselves."
Family
"Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it."
Courage
"The greatest truths are the simplest things in the world, simple as your own breathing."
Truth
"Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."
Change
"What the human being thinks is not a mere internal occurrence; it is a real force that works outward."
Power
"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life."
Music
"To understand the world, one must learn to look at it from many different perspectives."
Wisdom
"The will is the deepest level of the human personality."
Power
"Death is the ultimate teacher of life."
Death