QOTD
QOTDest. 1999
HomeAuthorsTopics
About
Advertise
Favs
“Erst erfreuen, dann belehren.”
Wilhelm von Humboldt

Wilhelm von Humboldt

More by Wilhelm von Humboldt

“All situations in which the interrelationships between extremes are involved are the most interesting and instructive.”

Wilhelm von Humboldt

“If we would indicate an idea which, throughout the whole course of history, has ever more and more widely extended its empire, or which, more than any other, testifies to the much-contested and still ...”

Wilhelm von Humboldt

“The impetuous conquests of Alexander, the more politic and premeditated extension of territory made by the Romans, the wild and cruel incursions of the Mexicans, and the despotic acquisitions of the i...”

Wilhelm von Humboldt

“Es gibt schlechterdings gewisse Kenntnisse, die allgemein sein müssen, und noch mehr eine gewisse Bildung der Gesinnungen und des Charakters, die keinem fehlen darf. Jeder ist offenbar nur dann ein gu...”

Wilhelm von Humboldt

“Durch die gegenseitige Abhängigkeit des Gedankens, und des Wortes von einander leuchtet es klar ein, daß die Sprachen nicht eigentlich Mittel sind, die schonerkannte Welt darzustellen, sondern weit me...”

Wilhelm von Humboldt

Books
Humanist Without PortfolioHumanist Without PortfolioOn the Episode of the Mahābhārata Known by the Name Bhagavad-Gītā by Wilhelm Von HumboldtOn the Episode of the Mahābhārata Known by the Name Bhagavad-Gītā by Wilhelm Von HumboldtThoughts and Opinions of a Statesman. [A series of extracts from the letters of C. W. von Humboldt to Charlotte Diede. Translated from the German. Edited by Sir Arthur Helps.]Thoughts and Opinions of a Statesman. [A series of extracts from the letters of C. W. von Humboldt to Charlotte Diede. Translated from the German. Edited by Sir Arthur Helps.]The Sphere and Duties of GovernmentThe Sphere and Duties of GovernmentThe Limits of State ActionThe Limits of State Action
More on Amazon →

qotd.org  ·  © 2026 QOTD.org

AboutPrivacyAdvertise