Immanuel Kant

~ 1724 - 1804

Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) was a German philosopher known for his work in metaphysics, ethics, and epistemology. He is considered one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Western philosophy, particularly for his ideas on the nature of knowledge, morality, and the mind.

We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

To be is to do.

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

It is not God's will merely that we should be happy, but that we should make ourselves happy.

Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.

But although all our knowledge begins with experience, it does not follow that it arises from experience.

The world is independent of my will.

The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.