Ernst Troeltsch famous quotes

History within itself cannot be transcended. ... In history itself there are only relative victories.
-- Ernst Troeltsch

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We get our ethics from our history and judge our history by our ethics.
-- Ernst Troeltsch

#Judging #Ethics

History is not history unless it is the truth.

A land without ruins is a land without memories - a land without memories is a land without history.

The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.

The degree of blessing enjoyed by any man will correspond exactly with the completeness of God's victory over him.

Everything is relative except relatives, and they are absolute.

Everything is relative; and only that is absolute.

History within itself cannot be transcended. ... In history itself there are only relative victories.

We who are interested in relative truth have to keep digging for it and not let ourselves be sucked under.

Set measurable goals, measure relative to competition.

There is no conflict in the absolute universe, but there is conflict in the relative world.