Famous quotes containing the words oldest and/or individual:
“The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.”
—Samuel Butler (1835–1902)
“The true courage of civilized nations is readiness for sacrifice in the service of the state, so that the individual counts as only one amongst many. The important thing here is not personal mettle but aligning oneself with the universal.”
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)