Has creation a final purpose at all, and if so why is it not attained immediately, why does perfection not exist from the very beginning?
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph SchellingThe fear of speculation, the ostensible rush from the theoretical to the practical, brings about the same shallowness in action that it does in knowledge. It is by studying a strictly theoretical philosophy that we become most acquainted with Ideas, and only Ideas provide action with vigour and ethical meaning.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph SchellingThe failure to invest in civil justice is directly related to the increase in criminal disorder. The more people feel there is injustice the more it becomes part of their psyche.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph SchellingAll rules for study are summed up in this one: learn only in order to create.
Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling