Meandering in thought . . .

Today is the birthday of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (August 27, 1770 – November 14, 1831), philosopher.

"Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in providence, than to see their real import or value."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."
— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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