A tree has something to say to us: Be still! Be still! Look at me!… Home is within you, or home is nowhere at all.
HERMANN HESSEArt is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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The river is everywhere.
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one.
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There is no reality except the one contained within us.
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I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
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Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.
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Solitude is independence.
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The truth is lived, not taught.
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When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.
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A house without books is a poor house, even if beautiful rugs are covering its floors and precious wallpapers and pictures cover its walls
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Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.
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Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
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Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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