When we make the cerebral state the beginning of an action, and in no sense the condition of a perception, we place the perceived images of things outside the image of our body, and thus replace perception within the things themselves. Henri Bergson actionbeginbody share on social
The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. Henri Bergson curefaultlaughable Change image and share on social
There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation. Henri Bergson creationcreatorexpress Change image and share on social
Sex appeal is the keynote of our civilization. Henri Bergson appealcivilizationkeynote Change image and share on social
In just the same way the thousands of successive positions of a runner are contracted into one sole symbolic attitude, which our eye perceives, which art reproduces, and which becomes for everyone the image of a man who runs. Henri Bergson artattitudecontract share on social
Intelligence is the faculty of making artificial objects, especially tools to make tools. Henri Bergson artificialfacultyintelligence Change image and share on social
An absolute can only be given in an intuition, while all the rest has to do with analysis. Henri Bergson absoluteanalysisintuition Change image and share on social
Life does not proceed by the association and addition of elements, but by dissociation and division. Henri Bergson additionassociationdissociation Change image and share on social
The motive power of democracy is love. Henri Bergson democracylovemotive Change image and share on social
For life is tendency, and the essence of a tendency is to develop in the form of a sheaf, creating, by its very growth, divergent directions among which its impetus is divided. Henri Bergson createdevelopdirection Change image and share on social
