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“Die gefährlichste Weltanschauung ist die Weltanschauung derer, die die Welt nie angeschaut haben. (The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world)”
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“In ordinary life we hardly realize that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.”
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“There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.”
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“I saw with regret, (and all scientific men have shared this feeling) that whilst the number of accurate instruments was daily increasing, we were still ignorant”
― Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
― Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1
“As soon as one stops searching for knowledge, or if one imagines that it need not be creatively sought in the depths of the human spirit but can be assembled extensively by collecting and classifying facts, everything is irrevocably and forever lost.”
― Humanist Without Portfolio: An Anthology of the writings of Wilhelm von Humboldt
― Humanist Without Portfolio: An Anthology of the writings of Wilhelm von Humboldt
Petramarek’s 2025 Year in Books
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