Georg Forster Quotes
1754–1794 Germany
Georg Forster (November 27, 1754 – January 10, 1794) was a German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist and revolutionary.
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It is the natural fault of young people to think too well of mankind [...].
A Voyage Round the World (1777)
A man wholly destitute of philanthropy is a monster, justly detested by all mankind; but another, entirely incapable of anger, is a sheepish wretch, liable to be insulted by every mean-spirited villain.
A Voyage Round the World (1777)
It is very natural to overlook that which is near home, and as it were within our reach, especially when the mind looks forward, on discoveries which it reckons more important, in proportion as they are more remote.
A Voyage Round the World (1777)
[...] each vulgar opinion, proved to be erroneous, is an approximation to truth [...].
A Voyage Round the World (1777)