Not in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
HERMANN HESSEI live in my dreams — that’s what you sense. Other people live in dreams, but not in their own. That’s the difference.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Every experience has its element of magic.
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Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
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Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.
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The truth is lived, not taught.
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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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The best weapons against the infamies of life are courage, wilfulness and patience. Courage strenthens, wilfulness is fun and patience provides tranquility.
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You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves. A whole society composed of men afraid of the unknown within them!
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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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If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn’t part of ourselves doesn’t disturb us.
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Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
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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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Faith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.
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I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me.
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Madness, in a higher sense, is the beginning of all wisdom.
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You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy.
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