I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
HERMANN HESSESolitude is independence.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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All life was a breath exhaled by God. All dying was a breath inhaled by God.
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Solitude is independence.
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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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Life is waiting everywhere, the future is flowering everywhere, but we only see a small part of it and step on much of it with our feet
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Oh, love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.
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What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
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Passion is always a mystery and unaccountable, and unfortunately there is no doubt that life does not spare its purest children; often it is just the most deserving people who cannot help loving those that destroy them.
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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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The true profession of a man is to find his way to himself.
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Art is the contemplation of the world in a state of grace.
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The truth has a million faces, but there is only one truth.
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Every experience has its element of magic.
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Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
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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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What you call passion is not spiritual force, but friction between the soul and the outside world.
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