Famous Immanuel Kant Quotes
Human beings are never to be treated as a means but always as ends.– Immanuel Kant
It is impossible to conceive anything at all in the world, or even out of it, which can be taken as good without qualification, except a good will.– Immanuel Kant
Innocence is a splendid thing, only it has the misfortune not to keep very well and to be easily misled.– Immanuel Kant
The main point of enlightenment is man’s release from his self-caused immaturity, primarily in matters of religion.– Immanuel Kant
Genius is the ability to independently arrive at and understand concepts that would normally have to be taught by another person.– Immanuel Kant
Simply to acquiesce in skepticism can never suffice to overcome the restlessness of reason.– Immanuel Kant
…I am never to act otherwise than so that I could also will that my maxim should become universal law.– Immanuel Kant
Only the descent into the hell of self-knowledge can pave the way to godliness.– Immanuel Kant
…[T]o be unfaithful to my maxim of prudence may often be very advantageous to me, although to abide by it is certainly safer.– Immanuel Kant
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.– Immanuel Kant