Immanuel Kant Quotes

It is by his activities and not by enjoyment that man feels he is alive. In idleness we not only feel that life is fleeting, but we also feel lifeless.

Immanuel Kant

• Enjoyment
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• It is by his activities and not by enjoyment that man feels he is alive. In idleness we not only feel that life is fleeting, but we also feel lifeless.

  

  Immanuel Kant
  • Enjoyment
  • Activities
  • Lifeless