"What for others is style, for me is…" — Johann Georg Hamann

"What for others is style, for me is soul."

— 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…
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.
What Tarquin the Proud said in his garden with the poppy blooms was understood by the son but not by…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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