Quotes by Ernest Renan

Ernest Renan

Ernest Renan

French writer and critic

Lived from: 1823 - 1892

Category: Media | Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagFrance

Born: 28 february 1823 Died: 2 october 1892

  • Man makes holy what he believes.
  • The simplest school boy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.
  • To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.

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  • As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost.
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  • As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him.
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  • Communism is in conflict with human nature.
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  • He whom God has touched will always be a being apart: he is, whatever he may do, a stranger among men; he is marked by a sign.
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  • I can die when I wish to: that is my elixir of life.
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  • Man makes holy what he believes.
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  • No idea can succeed except at the expense of sacrifice; no one ever escapes without enduring strain from the struggle of life.
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  • Our opinions become fixed at the point where we stop thinking.
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  • The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death.
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  • The simplest school boy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.
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  • To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.
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  • To conceive the good, in fact, is not sufficient; it must be made to succeed among men. To accomplish this less pure paths must be followed.
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  • When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.
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What are the most famous quotes from Ernest Renan?

The two most famous quotes from Ernest Renan are:

  • "As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost."
  • "As soon as sacrifice becomes a duty and necessity to mankind. I see no limit to the horizon which opens before him."

When did Ernest Renan live?

Ernest Renan was born in 1823 and died in the year 1892.