Johann Gottfried Herder Quotes - Page 2

• The roots of the deepest love die in the heart, if not tenderly cherished.

  Johann Gottfried Herder

  Love, Heart, Roots

  8 Copy quote

• Man is a central creature between the animals, that is to say, the most perfect form, which unites the traits of all in the most complete epitome.

  Johann Gottfried Herder

  Animal, Men, Perfect

  5 Copy quote

• So says the most ancient book of the Earth; thus it is written on its leaves of marble, lime, sand, slate, and clay: ... that our Earth has fashioned itself, from its chaos of substances and powers, through the animating warmth of the creative spirit, to a peculiar and original whole, by a series of preparatory revolutions, till at last the crown of its creation, the exquisite and tender creature man, was enabled to appear.

  Johann Gottfried Herder

  Book, Science, Men

  Johann Gottfried Herder (1800). “Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man”, p.259

  4 Copy quote

Page 2 of 2

First

← Prev

1

2

Next →

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin