The spirit is never at rest, but always engaged in progressive motion, giving itself new form.

Freedom is the fundamental character of the will, as weight is of matter... That which is free is the will. Will without freedom is an empty word.

History in general is therefore the development of Spirit in Time, as Nature is the development of the Idea is Space.

The courage of the truth is the first condition of philosophic study.

Mere goodness can achieve little against the power of nature.

...if the fear of falling into error is the source of a mistrust in Science, which in the absence of any such misgivings gets on with the work itself and actually does know, it is difficult to see why, conversely, a mistrust should not be placed in this mistrust, and why we should not be concerned that this fear of erring is itself the very error.

To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.