Quotes by Rudolf Steiner
And when you begin to see that you cannot do so, it is then that you lose heart. That is the point my dear friends - do not lose heart. Know that it is not the momentary success that matters; it is the working on and on with iron perseverance.
A healthy social life is found only, when in the mirror of each soul the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the whole community the virtue of each one is living.
Philosophy will play a part in cultural life again only when, instead of going back to Kant, it immerses itself in the scientific conception of Goethe and Schiller.
The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe's World Conception, Chapter 2. The Science of Goethe According to the Method of Schiller
The conviction should permeate all the sciences that their content is purely thought-content and that they stand in no other connection to perception than that they see, in the object of perception, a particular form of the concept.
The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe's World Conception, Chapter 11. Thinking and Perception
Only when we allow our thinking to work does reality first acquire true characterization. Reality, which before was mute, now speaks a clear language.
The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe's World Conception, Chapter 11. Thinking and Perception
Our thinking is the translator that interprets for us the gestures of experience.
The Theory of Knowledge Implicit in Goethe's World Conception, Chapter 11. Thinking and Perception
Our highest endeavor must be to develop free human beings who are able themselves to impart purpose and direction to their lives.
