Henri Bergson Quotes on Life
Henri Bergson was a 19th and 20th-century French philosopher, one of the most influential thinkers of the early 20th century and a major figure of continental philosophy in the period between phenomenology's founding and the rise of existentialism. This page collects quotes attributed to Henri Bergson on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Henri Bergson:
“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.”
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Attributed to Henri Bergson:
“Intelligence is characterised by a natural incomprehension of life.”
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Attributed to Henri Bergson:
“Wherever anything lives, there is, open somewhere, a register in which time is being inscribed.”
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Attributed to Henri Bergson:
“The universe is a machine for the making of gods.”