Quotes by Benjamin Constant

"The great question in life is the suffering we cause, and the most ingenious metaphysics do not justify the man who has broken the heart that loved him."
— Benjamin Constant
"Every time government attempts to handle our affairs, it costs more and the results are worse than if we had handled them ourselves."
— Benjamin Constant
"Art for art's sake, with no purpose, for any purpose perverts art. But art achieves a purpose which is not its own. (1804)"
— Benjamin Constant
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Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (25 October 1767 – 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss and French political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion. A ...