"Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help"
- Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
About this Quote
The quote indicates that in times of substantial occasions or crises, basic concepts or theories are not useful in resolving problems due to the fact that they can not represent the intricacy and distinct situations of the scenario. Solutions should be tailored to the particular context and can not rely entirely on abstract principles.
"To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization"
"Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer"
