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Upon the progress of knowledge the whole progress of the human race is immediately dependent: he who retards that, hinders this also.
The Vocation of the Scholar (1794)
Humanity may endure the loss of everything: all its possessions may be torn away without infringing its true dignity; — all but the possibility of improvement.
The Vocation of the Scholar (1794)
There are many tendencies and powers in man, and it is the vocation of each individual to cultivate all his powers, so far as he is able to do so.
The Vocation of the Scholar (1794)
The true vocation of the Scholar; the most widely extended survey of the actual advancement of the human race in general, and the steadfast promotion of that advancement.
The Vocation of the Scholar (1794)
I may here, in passing, and for the sake of illustration merely, express the fundamental principle of morality in the following formula: “So act that thou mayest look upon the dictate of thy will as an eternal law to thyself.”
The ultimate vocation of every finite, rational being is thus absolute unity, constant identity, perfect harmony with himself.
The Vocation of the Scholar (1794)