There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.
HERMANN HESSEI realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Your soul is the whole world.
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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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Madness, in a higher sense, is the beginning of all wisdom.
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You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation…and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.
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Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud.
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Chaos demands to be recognized and experienced before letting itself be converted into a new order.
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The man of power is ruined by power, the man of money by money, the submissive man by subservience, the pleasure seeker by pleasure.
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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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Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.
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Happiness is a how; not a what. A talent, not an object.
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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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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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You must find your dream, then the way becomes easy.
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Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
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Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force.
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