Wilhelm Dilthey Quotes

A knowledge of the forces that rule society, of the causes that have produced its upheavals, and of society's resources for promoting healthy progress has become of vital concern to our civilization.

Wilhelm Dilthey

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: November 19, 1833 - October 1, 1911

Topics

KnowledgeProgressSocietyHealthy

I like coming up with new characters. Whether it's revamping an old character no one likes or just coming up with brand-new stuff, that's kind of what excited me as an artist.

Joe Madureira

CharacterMeArtistNewKindOld

Know thyself. A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever studies himself arrest his own development. A caterpillar who seeks to know himself would never become a butterfly.

Andre Gide

ButterflyUglyKnowBecomeNever

The varying modes of flight exhibited by our diurnal birds of prey have always been to me a subject of great interest, especially as by means of them I have found myself enabled to distinguish one species from another, to the farthest extent of my power of vision.

John James Audubon

PowerVisionGreatMyselfMeBirds

It'd be cool to chipmunk-ize 'The Virgin Suicides' soundtrack. All this ethereal French music, I think that would be unique to listen to.

Matthew Gray Gubler

MusicCoolThinkUniqueListen

I've waited my entire life to be busy. Whenever I hear actors complain about being busy, I think, 'shut up.' Because you do, you wait to be successful or to be able to work.

Steve Carell

LifeWorkWaitBusyThinkYou

One danger, when you're writing lots of quick, opinionated blog items about the latest developments, is that you never get around to stating fully, in one place, what you think about a particular topic.

Mickey Kaus

WritingThinkYouPlaceNeverQuick

We've been using C and C++ way too much - they're nice, but they're very close to the machine and what we wanted was to empower regular users to build applications for Linux.

Miguel de Icaza

Too MuchNiceBuildWayEmpower

This is Real Madrid, and I understand there is great pressure for new signings to succeed here.

Luka Modric

GreatSucceedPressureNewReal

I'm not a perfect human being by any stretch of the imagination. But there is always this little voice inside of me that keeps me where I know I need to be.

Jay DeMarcus

ImaginationMeVoicePerfectKnow

My wife, Dixie, is evangelical Christian. We met in the Reagan White House, when she was a student intern. We're members of the Horizon Christian Fellowship Church.

Dinesh D'Souza

WifeHorizonChurchChristianHouse

It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.

Donatella Versace

LifeCriticismEasyYouTakeUs

College was just so essential for my sense of self and my development.

Claire Danes

CollegeSelfDevelopmentSenseJust

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Wilhelm Dilthey