Every phenomenon of nature was a word, - the sign, symbol and pledge of a new, mysterious, inexpressible but all the more intimate union, participation and community of divine energies and ideas. Johann Georg Hamann communitydivineenergy Change image and share on social
Poetry is the mother-tongue of the human race. Johann Georg Hamann humanmotherpoetry Change image and share on social
The thirst for vengeance was the beautiful nature which Homer imitated. Johann Georg Hamann beautifulhomerimitate Change image and share on social
Thus the public use of reason and freedom is nothing but a dessert, a sumptuous dessert. Johann Georg Hamann dessertfreedompublic Change image and share on social
Everything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it. Johann Georg Hamann calmsatisfyspirit Change image and share on social
Indeed, if a chief question does remain: how is the power to think possible? - The power to think right and left, before and without, with and above experience? then it does not take a deduction to prove the genealogical priority of language. Johann Georg Hamann chiefdeductionexperience share on social
Physics is nothing but the ABC's. Nature is an equation with an unknown, a Hebrew word which is written only with consonants to which reason has to add the dots. Johann Georg Hamann abcaddconsonant Change image and share on social
Being, belief and reason are pure relations, which cannot be dealt with absolutely, and are not things but pure scholastic concepts, signs for understanding, not for worshipping, aids to awaken our attention, not to fetter it. Johann Georg Hamann absolutelyaidattention share on social
Not only the entire ability to think rests on language... but language is also the crux of the misunderstanding of reason with itself. Johann Georg Hamann abilitycruxentire Change image and share on social
