Immanuel Kant Quotes
You cannot understand a man’s work by what he has accomplished but by what he has overcome in accomplishing it.
Immanuel Kant,1725-1804, Philosopher, A line from Kant; which Victoria Woodhull wished to be remembered by., Quoted in Mary Gabriel, Notorious Victoria,Woodhull, 1838-1927, Suffragette Leader, Publisher & Equal Rights Party Candidate for President of the United States First female presidential candidate & first divorcee to run for that office
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Actually this is an ancient Roman Proverb.
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers. Kant's comprehensive and systematic works in epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics have made him one of the most influential figures in modern Western philosophy.