Oswald Spengler quotes

Oswald Spengler was a renowned German historian and philosopher known for his influential work "The Decline of the West". His theory proposed that civilizations have a lifespan, going through stages of growth, maturity, decline, and ultimately, collapse. Spengler's ideas have had a significant impact on the fields of history, sociology, and philosophy. He was born in 1880 in Germany and later gained recognition for his unique perspective on the rise and fall of civilizations. Spengler's legacy continues to be studied and debated by scholars around the world. Learn more about this visionary thinker and his contributions to our understanding of human history.

I maintain that many an inventor, many a diplomat, many a financier is a sounder philosopher than all those who practice the dull craft of experimental psychology.

- Oswald Spengler

Socialism is nothing but the capitalism of the lower classes.

- Oswald Spengler

This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us; to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves; to act in such a way that some part of us lives on.

- Oswald Spengler

If few can stand a long war without deterioration of soul, none can stand a long peace.

- Oswald Spengler