A writer who is in a hurry to be understood today or tomorrow runs the danger of being misunderstood the day after tomorrow. — Johann G. Hamann
Every phenomenon of nature was a word, – the sign, symbol and pledge of a new, mysterious — Johann G. Hamann
Being, belief and reason are pure relations, which cannot be dealt with absolutely — Johann G. Hamann
If only I was as eloquent as demosthenes, I would have to do no more than repeat a single word three times. — Johann G. Hamann
Hence it happens that one takes words for concepts, and concepts for the things themselves. — Johann G. Hamann
Everything the human being heard from the beginning, saw with its eyes, looked upon — Johann G. Hamann
Nature is a book, a letter, a fairy tale (in the philosophical sense) or whatever you want to call it. — Johann G. Hamann
Our reason arises, at the very least, from this twofold lesson of sensuous revelations and human testimonies. — Johann G. Hamann
The weakness of ourselves and of our reason makes us see flaws in beauties by making us consider everything piece by piece. — Johann G. Hamann
Physics is nothing but the abc’s. Nature is an equation with an unknown, a hebrew word — Johann G. Hamann
What good to me is the festive garment of freedom when I am in a slave’s smock at home? — Johann G. Hamann
Thus the public use of reason and freedom is nothing but a dessert, a sumptuous dessert. — Johann G. Hamann