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André Comte-Sponville

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Biography - André Comte-Sponville:

French philosopher.
Born: 1952
Period:
21st century
20th century
Place of birth: France
France

One is not born, but rather becomes, free.


One is not born, but rather becomes, free.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
On ne naît pas libre, on le devient.

German
Man wird nicht frei geboren, man wird es.




See also 

See also...



One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.

Man is not born, but made man.




Quotes for: freedom


Quotes

Quotes about freedom:


There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere.





This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.





Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.





People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.





Article I – Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions can be founded only on the common good.





Article IV – Liberty consists of doing anything which does not harm others: thus, the exercise of the natural rights of each man has only those borders which assure other members of the society the enjoyment of these same rights. These borders can be determined only by the law.











Quotes

André Comte-Sponville also said...


The opposite of humility is pride, and all pride is ignorance.





We have need of morality only for want of love.





Happiness is the goal of philosophy. Or to be more precise, the goal of philosophy is wisdom, and therefore happiness.





Be confident: Truth is not the end of the way, it is the way itself.





Philosophize, to think your life and to live your thoughts: for that is what philosophy is.





To tolerate is to take upon oneself; a tolerance that comes into being on the backs of others is no longer tolerance. To tolerate the suffering of others, to tolerate an injustice of which we are not a victim or an atrocity that we are spared is not tolerance but selfishness, indifference, or worse.












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