Jan 9, 2009

Famous Quotes | But, in history, practical...

But, in history, practical usefulness never determines the moral value of an achievement. Only the person who increases the knowledge humanity has about itself and enhances its creative consciousness permanently enriches humanity. - Stefan Zweig Attribution: Stefan Zweig (18811942), Austrian writer. Magellan. Der Mann und seine Tat (Magellan. The Man and His Feat), p. 280, trans. by Marion Sonnenfeld, S. Fischer Verlag (1983).

Categories: Humanity, Knowledge, Writer