Quinet

Famous quotes containing the word quinet:

    Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.
    —Edgar Quinet (1803–1875)

    It is certain that if you would have the whole secret of a people, you must enter into the intimacy of their religion.
    —Edgar Quinet (1803–1875)

    I mistrust the satisfaction which makes a display of the possession of Infinity; that is called fatuity in philosophic terms.
    —Edgar Quinet (1803–1875)