To act well in this world, one must sacrifice all personal desires. The people who become missionaries of religious thought have no other Fatherland than this thought. Man is not on Earth merely to be happy, nor even simply to be honest. He is here to realize great things for humanity, to attain nobility, and to surmount the vulgarity of nearly every individual.
Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation. - Ernest Renan
Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.
- Ernest Renan
Muslims are the first victims of Islam. Many times I have observed in my travels in the Orient that fanaticism comes from a small number of dangerous… - Ernest Renan
Muslims are the first victims of Islam. Many times I have observed in my travels in the Orient that fanaticism comes from a small number of dangerous…
A nation is a body of people who have done great things together. - Ernest Renan
A nation is a body of people who have done great things together.
When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it. - Ernest Renan
When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.
The prayer of the agnostic: "O God, if there is a God, save my soul if I have a soul." - Ernest Renan
The prayer of the agnostic: "O God, if there is a God, save my soul if I have a soul."
Getting its history wrong is part of being a nation. - Ernest Renan
Getting its history wrong is part of being a nation.
Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves. - Ernest Renan
Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.
The talent of historians lies in their creating a true ensemble out of facts which are but half true. - Ernest Renan
The talent of historians lies in their creating a true ensemble out of facts which are but half true.
Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking. - Ernest Renan
Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.
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