Everything is vain and tortures the spirit instead of calming and satisfying it. Johann Georg Hamann More Quotes by Johann Georg Hamann More Quotes From Johann Georg Hamann 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. Johann Georg Hamann essentials three mind What Tarquin the Proud said in his garden with the poppy blooms was understood by the son but not by the messenger. Johann Georg Hamann proud garden son What good to me is the festive garment of freedom when I am in a slave's smock at home? Johann Georg Hamann garments slave home Self knowledge begins with the neighbor, the mirror, and just the same with true self-love; that goes from the mirror to the matter. Johann Georg Hamann mirrors self matter The thirst for vengeance was the beautiful nature which Homer imitated Johann Georg Hamann beautiful-nature vengeance beautiful Thus the public use of reason and freedom is nothing but a dessert, a sumptuous dessert. Johann Georg Hamann dessert use reason Nature is a book, a letter, a fairy tale (in the philosophical sense) or whatever you want to call it. Johann Georg Hamann philosophical letters book 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 apocalyptic single-word three The product of paper and printed ink, that we commonly call the book, is one of the great visible mediators between spirit and time, and, reflecting zeitgeist, lasts as long as ore and stone. Johann Georg Hamann ink long book All human wisdom works and has worries and grief as reward. Johann Georg Hamann rewards grief worry
