“Whoever writes in a foreign language must like a lover accommodate his mode of thinking to it. -- Whoever writes in his native language has the authority of a husband in his own house, if he is in command of it.” ReasonLanguageVernunft Book:Writings on Philosophy and Language Source: Writings on Philosophy and Language
“Without language we would have no reason, without reason no religion, and without these three essential aspects of our nature, neither mind nor bond of society.” MindReasonThreeLanguageEssentialsAspectNo Reason Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“If only I was as eloquent as Demosthenes, I would have to do no more than repeat a single word three times. Reason is language - Logos; I gnaw on this marrowbone and will gnaw myself to death over it. It is still always dark over these depths for me: I am still always awaiting an apocalyptic angel with a key to this abyss.” IfsStillsReasonThreeLanguageDarkKeysAngelDepthRepeatsOver ItAbyssThree TimesEloquentApocalypticLogosSingle Word Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“Not only the entire ability to think rests on language... but language is also the crux of the misunderstanding of reason with itself.” ThinkingReasonLanguageAbilityMisunderstandingCrux Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“The farther reason looks the greater is the haze in which it loses itself.” LooksReasonLosesGreaterFogHaze Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“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.” ReasonBeliefUnderstandingAttentionPureWorshipConceptsRelationAwakeningAidsHivFettersScholastics Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“Our reason arises, at the very least, from this twofold lesson of sensuous revelations and human testimonies.” HumansReasonLessonsAriseSensualRevelationsTestimonySensuous Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“The weakness of ourselves and of our reason makes us see flaws in beauties by making us consider everything piece by piece.” ReasonPiecesWeaknessFlaws Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“Thus the public use of reason and freedom is nothing but a dessert, a sumptuous dessert.” ReasonUseDessertSumptuous Author:Johann Georg Hamann
“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.” ReasonWrittenAddPhysicsEquationsDotsHebrewConsonantsAbc's Author:Johann Georg Hamann
