I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
HERMANN HESSEHis life oscillates, as everyone’s does, not merely between two poles, such as the body and the spirit, the saint and the sinner, but between thousands and thousands.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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I live in my dreams — that’s what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That’s the difference.
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The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
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You can ride, you can travel with a friend of your own; The final step you must take alone. No wisdom is better than this when known: That every hard thing is done alone.
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A longing to wander tears my heart when I hear trees rustling in the wind at evening.
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All higher humor begins with ceasing to take oneself seriously.
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What you call passion is not spiritual force, but friction between the soul and the outside world.
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We have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is our homesickness.
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The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth.
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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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The river is everywhere.
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Faith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.
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Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
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Loneliness is the way by which destiny endeavors to lead man to himself.
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