Victor Cousin Quotes
Victor Cousin was a French philosopher and statesman and the dominant figure of academic philosophy in nineteenth-century France. As Minister of Public Instruction in the early years of the July Monarchy, he organized the modern French philosophical curriculum, which would shape several generations of lycee and university teaching. The quotes below are attributed to Victor Cousin, organized by topic.
Victor Cousin on Knowledge
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Attributed to Victor Cousin:
“Philosophy is the daughter of common sense and the mother of clear reasoning.”
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Attributed to Victor Cousin:
“Education is the formation of free citizens by the cultivation of universal truths.”
Victor Cousin on Truth
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Attributed to Victor Cousin:
“The true, the beautiful, and the good are the three faces of the absolute.”
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Attributed to Victor Cousin:
“Eclecticism is the philosophy that recognizes truth wherever it appears.”
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Attributed to Victor Cousin:
“Beauty is the splendor of the true.”