Quotes by Herder, Johann Gottfried Von




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"Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself."

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"What of us lies in the hearts of others is our truest and deepest self."

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"Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant, there is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks."

Herder, Johann Gottfried Von on inspiration
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"Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others."

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"Those that embrace the entire universe with love, for the most part love nothing, but their narrow selves."

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"Touch not the flute when drums are sounding around; when fools have the word, the wise will be silent."

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