Natural Basis

Famous quotes containing the words natural and/or basis:

“There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

“Self-alienation is the source of all degradation as well as, on the contrary, the basis of all true elevation. The first step will be a look inward, an isolating contemplation of our self. Whoever remains standing here proceeds only halfway. The second step must be an active look outward, an autonomous, determined observation of the outer world.”
—Novalis [Friedrich Von Hardenberg] (1772–1801)