"The farther reason looks the greater is the……" — Johann Georg Hamann

"The farther reason looks the greater is the haze in which it loses itself."

— Johann Georg Hamann

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25 Quotes by Johann Georg Hamann

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Our reason arises, at the very least, from this twofold lesson of sensuous revelations and human testimonies.
I look upon logical proofs the way a well-bred girl looks upon a love letter
The product of paper and printed ink, that we commonly call the book, is one of the great visible mediators…
Hence it happens that one takes words for concepts, and concepts for the things themselves
Self knowledge begins with the neighbor, the mirror, and just the same with true self-love; that goes from the mirror…
Few authors understand themselves, and a proper reader must not only understand his author but also be able to see…
The thirst for vengeance was the beautiful nature which Homer imitated
The weakness of ourselves and of our reason makes us see flaws in beauties by making us consider everything piece…
What for others is style, for me is soul.
A writer who is in a hurry to be understood today or tomorrow runs the danger of being misunderstood the…
Thus the public use of reason and freedom is nothing but a dessert, a sumptuous dessert.
Nature is a book, a letter, a fairy tale (in the philosophical sense) or whatever you want to call it.

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Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter. — Sai Baba
In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration. — Ansel Adams
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. — Matsuo Basho
Many a man curses the rain that falls upon his head, and knows not that it brings abundance to drive… — Saint Basil
Everything that is beautiful and noble is the product of reason and calculation. — Charles Baudelaire
A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. — Saul Bellow
If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else. — Yogi Berra
United we stand, divided we fall. — Aesop
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. — Thomas Browne

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