Quotes by : Ernest Renan

Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.....

Communism is in conflict with human nature.

Islam has been liberal when it has been weak and violent when it has been strong.

The greatest men of a nation are those it puts to death.

Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.

In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when....

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life.....

The liberty of the individual is a necessary postulate of human progress.

The oblivion, and I'll say even the historical error, are a key factor in the creation of a nation, to....