Everything the human being heard from the beginning, saw with its eyes, looked upon and touched with its hands was a living word; for God was the word. Johann Georg Hamann begineyegod Change image and share on social
Hence it happens that one takes words for concepts, and concepts for the things themselves. Johann Georg Hamann concepttakething Change image and share on social
Nature is a book, a letter, a fairy tale (in the philosophical sense) or whatever you want to call it. Johann Georg Hamann bookcallfairy Change image and share on social
Our reason arises, at the very least, from this twofold lesson of sensuous revelations and human testimonies. Johann Georg Hamann arisehumanlesson 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
If only I was as eloquent as Demosthenes, I would have to do no more than repeat a single word three times. Johann Georg Hamann demostheneeloquentrepeat Change image and share on social
The weakness of ourselves and of our reason makes us see flaws in beauties by making us consider everything piece by piece. Johann Georg Hamann beautyflawmake Change image and share on social
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
Everything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it. Johann Georg Hamann calmsatisfyspirit Change image and share on social
A writer who is in a hurry to be understood today or tomorrow runs the danger of being misunderstood the day after tomorrow. Johann Georg Hamann dangerdayhurry Change image and share on social
