Thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment
Abraham Lincoln
1744 – 1786
Politicsquotes
Abraham Lincoln (1809) was the 16th President of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War and abolished slavery.
The Confederacy stands for slavery and the Union for freedom.
Muhammad Ali
1769 – 1849
Social Activismquotes
Muhammad Ali was an American professional boxer and activist. A global cultural icon, widely known by the nickname "the Greatest", he is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. He held the Ring magazine heavyweight title from 1964 to 1970, was the undisputed champion from 1974 to 1978, and was the WBA and Ring heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1979.
That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. He's doomed.
Thomas Carlyle
1795 – 1881
Philosophyquotes
Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher. Known as the "sage of Chelsea", his writings strongly influenced the intellectual and artistic culture of the Victorian era.
Love is ever the beginning of Knowledge as fire is of light.
Calvin Coolidge
1780 – 1853
Politicsquotes
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously served as the 29th vice president from 1921 to 1923, under President Warren G. Harding, and as the 48th governor of Massachusetts from 1919 to 1921.
...combined Benjamin Franklin and George Washington of China.
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 – 1855
Philosophyquotes
Søren Aabye Kierkegaard was a Danish theologian, philosopher, poet, social critic, and religious author who is widely considered to be the first existentialist philosopher. He wrote critical texts on organized religion, Christianity, morality, ethics, psychology, love, and the philosophy of religion, displaying a fondness for metaphor, irony, and parables. Much of his philosophical work deals with the issues of how one lives as a "single individual", highlighting the importance of authenticity, personal choice and commitment, and the duty to love.
Kierkegaard's Narrative: An existential humanist plot outline
Immanuel Kant
1724 – 1804
Philosophyquotes
German philosopher whose work on epistemology and ethics was transformative.
Thus our duties to animals are indirectly duties to humanity.
Henry David Thoreau
1817 – 1862
Literaturequotes
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.
It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
1803 – 1882
Literaturequotes
Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and critical thinking, as well as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity. Friedrich Nietzsche thought he was "the most gifted of the Americans," and Walt Whitman called Emerson his "master".
The manly part is to do with might and main what you can do.
Words from September 10
"The Confederacy stands for slavery and the Union for freedom."
Abraham Lincoln
1744
"Especially for Students: An Overview of Abraham Lincoln's Life"
Abraham Lincoln
1744
"That's the only way you gonna save this sucker. He's doomed."
Muhammad Ali
1769
"30 of Muhammad Ali's best quotes, USA Today, 2016. június 4."
Muhammad Ali
1769
"Love is ever the beginning of Knowledge as fire is of light."
Thomas Carlyle
1795
"There is endless merit in a man's knowing when to have done."
Thomas Carlyle
1795