Wilhelm von Humboldt Quotes
The government is best which makes itself unnecessary... view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt
If we glance at the most important revolutions in history, we see at once that the greatest number of these originated in the periodical revolutions on the human mind... view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt
I am more and more convinced that our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves... view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt
However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue... view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt
How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is... view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt
Coercion may prevent many transgressions.. view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body.. view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wherever the citizen becomes indifferent to his fellows, so will the husband be to his wife, and the father of a family toward the members of his household... view
By: Wilhelm von Humboldt