The first philosophers were astronomers. The heavens remind man … that he is destined not merely to act, but also to contemplate.


Introduction, Z. Hanfi, trans., in The Fiery Brook (1972), pp. 101-102 - The Essence of Christianity (1841)

Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach Quotes

The first philosophers were astronomers. The heavens remind man … that he is destined not merely to act, but also to contemplate.

The first philosophers were astronomers. The heavens remind man … that he is destined not merely to act, but also to contemplate.

The first philosophers were astronomers. The heavens remind man … that he is destined not merely to act, but also to contemplate.

The first philosophers were astronomers. The heavens remind man … that he is destined not merely to act, but also to contemplate.