All higher humor begins with ceasing to take oneself seriously.
HERMANN HESSENot in his speech, not in his thoughts, I see his greatness, only in his actions, in his life.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps.
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The bourgeois prefers comfort to pleasure, convenience to liberty, and a pleasant temperature to the deathly inner consuming fire.
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To achieve the possible, we must attempt the impossible again and again.
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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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You are only afraid if you are not in harmony with yourself. People are afraid because they have never owned up to themselves.
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You are willing to die, you coward, but not to live.
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You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy.
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All life was a breath exhaled by God. All dying was a breath inhaled by God.
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In every truth, the opposite is equally true. For example, a truth can only be expressed and enveloped in words if it is onesided.
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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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A magic dwells in each beginning, protecting us, telling us how to live.
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Only within yourself exists that other reality for which you long.
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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.
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