Is it astonishing that, like children trying to catch smoke by closing their hands, philosophers so often see the object they would grasp fly before them? Henri Bergson More Quotes by Henri Bergson More Quotes From Henri Bergson Fortunately, some are born with spiritual immune systems that sooner or later give rejection to the illusory worldview grafted upon then from birth through social conditioning. They begin sensing that something is amiss, and start looking for answers. Inner knowledge and anomalous outer experiences show them a side of reality others are oblivious to, and so begins the journey of awakening. Each step of the journey is made by following the heart instead of the crowd, and by choosing knowledge over veils of ignorance. Henri Bergson spiritual motivational philosophy To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. Henri Bergson change motivational inspirational The idea of the future, pregnant with an infinity of possibilities, is thus more fruitful than the future itself, and this is why we find more charm in hope than in possession, in dreams than in reality. Henri Bergson dream reality ideas I would say act like a man of thought and think like a man of action. Henri Bergson philosophical inspirational life Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable. Henri Bergson atheism doubt reason Some other faculty than the intellect is necessary for the apprehension of reality. Henri Bergson faculty intellect reality There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation. Henri Bergson creativity laughter happiness If reality impacted directly on our senses and our consciousness, if we could have direct communication between the material world and ourselves, art would be unnecessary. Henri Bergson communication reality art We are free when our actions emanate from our total personality, when they express it, when they resemble it in the indefinable way a work of art sometimes does the artist. Henri Bergson personality work art The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect was already in the cause. Henri Bergson causes time past It is with our entire past ... that we desire, will and act ... from this survival of the past it follows that consciousness cannot go through the same state twice. The circumstances may still be the same, but they will act no longer on the same person ... that is why our duration is irreversible. Henri Bergson survival science past ... divine love is not something belonging to God: it is God Himself. Henri Bergson belonging divine love Intuition is a method of feeling one's way intellectually into the inner heart of a thing to locate what is unique and inexpressible in it. Henri Bergson unique feelings heart Men do not sufficiently realize that their future is in their own hands. Theirs is the task of determining first of all whether they want to go on living or not. Theirs is the responsibility, then, for deciding if they want merely to live, or intend to make just the extra effort required for fulfilling, even on this refractory planet, the essential function of the universe, which is a machine for the making of gods. Henri Bergson responsibility men hands The motive power of democracy is love Henri Bergson motive philosophical democracy Intelligence is characterized by a natural incomprehension of life. Henri Bergson intelligence wisdom science Sex-appeal is the keynote of our whole civilization. Henri Bergson appeals civilization sex Only those ideas that are least truly ours can be adequately expressed in words. Henri Bergson ideas To drive out the darkness, bring in the light. Henri Bergson light darkness Art has no other object than to set aside the symbols of practical utility, the generalities that are conventionally and socially accepted, everything in fact which masks reality from us, in order to set us face to face with reality itself. Henri Bergson order reality art
