Ernest Renan: Fact

Ernest Renan was French philosopher and writer. Explore interesting quotes on fact.

Ernest Renan: 22 quotes1 like

“To conceive the good, in fact, is not sufficient; it must be made to succeed among men. To accomplish this less pure paths must be followed.”

Source: Vie de Jésus (The Life of Jesus) (1863), Ch. 5.

“You may take great comfort from the fact that suffering inwardly for the sake of truth proves abundantly that one loves it and marks one out as being of the elect.”

Saint Sulpice and the Hidden God.
Ernest Renan: a Critical Biography (1964)

“In morals, truth is but little prized when it is a mere sentiment, and only attains its full value when realized in the world as fact.”

Source: Vie de Jésus (The Life of Jesus) (1863), Ch. 5.