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Ernest Renan
Ernest Renan
French Philosopher
Born: Feb 28, 1823
Died: Oct 2, 1892
Among Great Great Things Life Men Truth
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The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death. Ernest Renan
Death Men Nation Those Puts Greatest
All history is incomprehensible without Christ. Ernest Renan
History Christ Without Incomprehensible
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. Ernest Renan
Reflection Will Men Lost Imbeciles Heroism Once Rule Ruling Maintain Thus Mass Understand Due Lack Themselves Necessary
The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress. Ernest Renan
Freedom Progress Liberty Individual Human Human Progress Necessary
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. Ernest Renan
God Will Men Whatever Marked Sign Touched He Always May Being Apart Stranger Whom Among
Religion is not a popular error; it is a great instinctive truth, sensed by the people, expressed by the people. Ernest Renan
Truth Great Religion People Instinctive Error Sensed Popular Expressed By The People
Man makes holy what he believes. Ernest Renan
Man He Makes Holy Believes
In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact. Ernest Renan
Truth Truth Is World Value Sentiment Morals Only Fact Attains Mere Prized Little Realized Full
You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect. Ernest Renan
Truth Great You Suffering Marks Out Fact Take Abundant Inwardly Comfort Sake Proves May Being Loves Elect

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