von Humboldt may refer to:
- Wilhelm von Humboldt - a Prussian minister, linguist and philosopher
- Alexander von Humboldt - a Prussian naturalist and explorer
Famous quotes containing the words von and/or humboldt:
“So much has already been said about Shakespeare that there doesnt seem to be anything more to say; yet it is the quality of the spirit that it forever stimulates the spirit.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (17491832)
“Man is more disposed to domination than freedom; and a structure of dominion not only gladdens the eye of the master who rears and protects it, but even its servants are uplifted by the thought that they are members of a whole, which rises high above the life and strength of single generations.”
—Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (17671835)
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