Victor Cousin Quotes

All men have an equal right to the free development of their faculties; they have an equal right to the impartial protection of the state; but it is not true, it is against all the laws of reason and equity, it is against the eternal nature of things.
Victor Cousin

All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war; they make it tour the world.
Victor Cousin

Ignorance is the primary source of all misery and vice.
Victor Cousin

The beautiful cannot be the way to what is useful, or to what is good, or to what is holy; it leads only to itself.
Victor Cousin

True philosophy invents nothing; it merely establishes and describes what is.
Victor Cousin

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Victor Cousin Quotes

Type: Philosopher Quotes Category: French Philosopher Quotes Date of Birth: November 28, 1792 Date of Death: January 13, 1867 Nationality: French Find on Amazon: Victor Cousin Related Authors: Blaise Pascal Albert Camus Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Jean-Paul Sartre Michel de Montaigne Peter Abelard Simone Weil Jacques Derrida Charles de Montesquieu	All men have an equal right to the free development of their faculties; they have an equal right to the impartial protection of the state; but it is not true, it is against all the laws of reason and equity, it is against the eternal nature of things. Victor Cousin All truly historical peoples have an idea they must realize, and when they have sufficiently exploited it at home, they export it, in a certain way, by war; they make it tour the world. Victor Cousin Ignorance is the primary source of all misery and vice. Victor Cousin The beautiful cannot be the way to what is useful, or to what is good, or to what is holy; it leads only to itself. Victor Cousin True philosophy invents nothing; it merely establishes and describes what is. Victor Cousin