Ernst Feuchtersleben citáty
Ernst Feuchtersleben
Dátum narodenia: 29. apríl 1806
Dátum úmrtia: 3. september 1849
Ďalšie mená: Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben
Ernst Feuchtersleben bol rakúsky psychiater, básnik a filozof.
Citáty Ernst Feuchtersleben
„It has been well remarked of the poems of Hafiz, that their refreshing influence does not depend so much on the sense of the words as on the tone of mind produced in the reader.“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838)
„We have aimed at popularity in the best sense of that term. The truly popular writer never sinks into the vulgar crowd. He rather raises the masses by bringing the highest subjects within their comprehension, making them, without a show of erudition, easily understood“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838)
„You must master an object before you attempt to despise it.“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838)
„Those views of life which deify pleasure are less likely to yield it.“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838)
„We live in stormy and unsettled times. Hence we may confer a benefit, not only on ourselves, but on others, by diverting attention from the exciting circumstances of the present day—from the disheartening eccentricities of a literature which meanders in a thousand frivolous directions—to the calm regions where the inner man, self-examined, submits himself to moral treatment. Here our connection with things, our object, our duty, become clear; and, while we quietly separate ourselves from a world which is unable to assure us of anything, we feel that the joy we thought lost again returns, and that a second innocence spreads its clear and tranquillizing light over human existence. The child may amuse himself with childish rhymes. Man should find his recreation in reflecting on his relation to the things of this life. To all has this power been vouchsafed; by all should it be exercised.“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838)
„Until we attain a clear idea of our inclinations, the best line of conduct we can pursue is to act uprightly; and establish for ourselves certain rules, adapting them to the various conditions of our existence, so as to penetrate and purify our whole life. Among these rules, I would include the conviction that hatred may be subdued by love; and to impress this axiom more strongly on the mind, we should remember the blessings conferred by love on the human race.“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
Zdroj: The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838), p. 104 1852 tr
„As character comprises the entire sphere of the educated will, so temperament is nothing else than the sum of our natural inclinations and tendencies. Inclination is the material of the will, developing itself when controlled, into character, and when controlling, into passions. Temperament is, therefore, the root of our passions; and the latter, like the former, may be distinguished into two principal classes. Intelligent psychologists and physicians have always recognised this fact…“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
Zdroj: The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838), p. 85 1852 tr
„The greatest treasure that God can give his creatures is and ever will be—genuine existence.“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
If these words of Herder be true, cultivation is the key to the most precious of treasures; for as Nature has insured the permanence of existence by implanting in us a force of resistance and self-renovation, so may we, on our side, increase the force of these attributes by self-acquired powers of mind.
p 75 1852 translation
The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838)
„The man dissatisfied with the world will be dissatisfied with himself, so as to be continually eaten up by his own ill humor. And in such a state of mind how can he retain health?“
— Ernst, Baron von Feuchtersleben
The Dietetics of the Soul; Or, True Mental Discipline (1838)
